What does Off-PCAB stand for?

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure was retrospectively reviewed in this study.

Market for Cardiac Surgery includes heart valves, tissue heart valves, mechanical heart valves, annuloplasty repair, percurtaneous mitral valve repair, percurtaneous aortic heart valve replacement devices, coronary artery bypass graft devices, On-pump coronary artery bypass devices, Off-pump coronary artery bypass devices, anastomosis devices, endoscopic vessel harvesting, surgical ablation, transmyocardial revascularization devices, cardiac assist devices, ventricular assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps, artificial heart replacements, PFO devices, ASD and VSD devices.

The devices are mainly used in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) or "beating heart" procedures.

The procedure, known as an off-pump coronary artery bypass, is performed on select patients with coronary-artery disease.

18, 2002 Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT)(PCX:GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiac and vascular disease, today announced the launch of the ACROBAT(TM) Off-Pump System, the company's next-generation stabilization platform for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BRUSSELS, Belgium & MAINZ, Germany--(BW HealthWire)--March 11, 2002 Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT)(PCX:GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease, today announced that its next-generation AXIUS(TM) Vacuum 2 Stabilizers for performing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, also called beating-heart surgery, was used to treat the first European patient at University Clinic of Mainz, in Mainz, Germany.

13, 2002 Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT) (PCX:GDT), a world leader in the treatment of cardiovascular and vascular disease, today unveiled its next-generation AXIUS(TM) Vacuum 2 Stabilizers for performing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, also called beating-heart surgery.

The Arctic Sun is a first-of-its-kind, non-invasive temperature management system designed to monitor and regulate a patient's core body temperature during complex surgical procedures, such as beating heart off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), as well as during other critical medical situations where achieving and maintaining normothermia is vital to a patient's well-being.