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asystole

DEFINITIONS OF: asystole

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n absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death

Synonyms:
cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
Type of:
pathology
any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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