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VAD

British  

abbreviation

  1. Voluntary Aid Detachment

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noun

  1. a nurse serving in the Voluntary Aid Detachment

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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

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

Lymph node: VAC, = 18; VAH, = 24; VAD, = 25.

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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