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
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asystole::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest |
| Type of | pathology |
Examples of asystole
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Cardiac arrest and asystole refer to situations in which there is no cardiac output at all.
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The treatment of ictal asystole with cardiac pacing.
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Progressively weaker pacing stimuli are administered, which results in asystole in the second half of the tracing.
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The main causes of death are ventricular arrhythmias and asystole, paralysis of the heart or of the respiratory center.
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When adenosine is used to cardiovert an abnormal rhythm, it is normal for the heart to enter ventricular asystole for a few seconds.
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This lasts a few seconds after administration of a bolus dose, during transient asystole induced by intravenous administration.
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The two shockable rhythms are ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia while the two non-shockable rhythms are asystole and pulseless electrical activity.
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People with ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia have 10-15 times greater chance of surviving than those suffering from pulseless electrical activity or asystole.
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- 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
- In medicine, asystole (colloquially known as flatline) is a state of no cardiac electrical activity, hence no contractions of the myocardium and no cardiac output or blood flow. Asystole is one of the conditions required for a medical practitioner to certify death.
- Absence of electrical activity in the heart.
- Cessation of heart beat
- A condition in which the heart no longer beats and usually cannot be restarted.
- Absence of heart beats, e.g. pause, arrest.
- The absence of cardiac electrical activity. These can sometimes be of short duration, but the underlying cause must be addressed. If not corrected, this rhythm is life threatening or ending.
- When no rhythm or electrical current is traveling through the cardiac conduction system.
- Without a heartbeat.
