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Asystole

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A`sys´to`le
n.1.(Physiol.) A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
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Noun1.Asystoleasystole - 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
cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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This is called asystole (without rhythm) and the person has virtually no chance of resuscitation.
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