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.

FORBES: Boston Scientific Close On J&J's Heels With New Stent

Heart stents, the tiny metal scaffolds used to prop open arteries, certainly could be subject to medical bean counters, as this front page Wall Street Journal story ably documents.

FORBES: Playing Politics With Clinton's Heart

In 2004, the company hit multiyear highs as it became clear that it would dominate the field of drug-coated stents, coils of metal mesh that are used to prop open clogged arteries.

FORBES: J&J Walks Away

Gold could fall if QE3 should eventually prop up the U.S. economy and investors start shying away from the metal, he said.

FORBES: Gold's Recent Pullback Viewed As Correction; Buying Anticipated On Further Weakness