VAD
Britishabbreviation
noun
Example Sentences
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The researchers determined a metric that can assess this compliance by using just the VAD itself and a pulmonary artery catheter that is commonly implanted in these patients.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
If doctors knew that the right heart would also need support, they could implant another VAD that helps the right ventricle.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
Thousands of other Americans have years added to their lives with the aid of a smaller artificial apparatus, a partial heart known as a ventricular assist device, or VAD.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2016
Peyer’s patch: VAC, = 20; VAH, = 40; VAD, = 63.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014
The World Health Organization notes there are more than 100 million VAD children around the world.
From Forbes • Dec. 11, 2012
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