asystolicadj.
/ˌeɪsᵻˈstɒlɪk/, /ˌasᵻˈstɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌeɪsəˈstɑlɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or displaying asystole; (in later use) spec. displaying total cessation of ventricular contraction.
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1875 A. L. Loomis Lect. Dis. Respiratory Organs, Heart, & Kidneys xxxiii. 396 When the asystolic condition is present, the prognosis is very unfavorable,..for it shows that..cardiac dilatation has been developed to such an extent as to give rise to complete confusion of the normal heart-sounds.
1930 Amer. Heart Jrnl. 6 302 This phenomenon explains the secondary collapse of the circulation often seen following what has apparently been a successful resuscitation of an asystolic heart.
1960 Science 16 Dec. 1837/1 In 12 animals..the administration of norepinephrine prevented..the development of asystolic periods of more than 5 seconds' duration.
1997 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. 1/2 e There is no set, standard time to wait after a dying person's heart has stopped, or, to put it in medical jargon, after a person's heart has been ‘asystolic’, before pronouncing the person dead.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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