VAD
Britishabbreviation
noun
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The pump, a new type of ventricular assist device, or VAD, is surgically attached to the heart to augment its blood-pumping action in individuals with heart failure, allowing time to find a donor heart.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024
A VAD was implanted in the left ventricle of each animal, and the researchers analyzed several different metrics of heart function as the pumping speed of the device was increased and decreased.
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
VAC, = 10; VAH, = 8; VAD, = 18. d, Females received variable diets.
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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