He did major studies of drugs such as tPA, from Genentech, Plavix, from Sanofi-Aventis, and both Eli Lilly's Reopro and Integrilin, from Millennium and Schering-Plough.

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They may opt for a bare metal stent to prop up a second vessel, or substitute the more expensive anti-coagulants, such as Millennium Pharmaceuticals' (nasdaq: MLNM - news - people ) Integrilin, or Eli Lilly's (nyse: LLY - news - people ) ReoPro, with cheaper ones.

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