Definition of Asystole. Meaning of Asystole. Synonyms of Asystole

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Definition of Asystole

Asystole
Asystole A*sys"to*le, n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.

Meaning of Asystole from wikipedia

- Asystole (New Latin, from Gr**** privative a "not, without" + systolē "contraction") is the absence of ventricular contractions in the context of a lethal...
- Ictal asystole is a rare occurrence for patients that have temporal lobe epilepsy. It can often be identified by loss of muscle tone or the presence of...
- heart is able to re-establish normal sinus rhythm. A heart which is in asystole (flatline) cannot be restarted by a defibrillator; it would be treated...
- flatlined electrocardiogram, where the heart shows no electrical activity (asystole), or to a flat electroencephalogram, in which the brain shows no electrical...
- cardiac arrest include pulseless electrical activity, bradycardia, and asystole. These rhythms are seen when there is prolonged cardiac arrest, progression...
- In medicine, an agonal heart rhythm is a variant of asystole. Agonal heart rhythm is usually ventricular in origin. Occasional P waves and QRS complexes...
- organised or semi-organised electrical activity in the heart as opposed to asystole (flatline) or to the disorganised electrical activity of either ventricular...
- ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, rather than asystole or pulseless electrical activity, which usually requires the treatment...
- episodes of isolated arrhythmias which degenerated into lethal VF and asystole, and various unnoticed, possibly asymptomatic cardiac congenital defects...
- cardiovert an abnormal rhythm, it is normal for the heart to enter ventricular asystole for a few seconds. This can be disconcerting to a normally conscious patient...