cardiac standstill

1. a term denoting cessation of cardiac output due to ventricular fibrillation.
See also: pulseless electrical activity. 2. less commonly used to describe c. arrest associated with any malignant dysrhythmia that results in cessation of organized circulation of blood, including asystole (q.v.).
See also: pulseless electrical activity. Compare: asystole. [O.E. standan, to stand, + stille, free of sound or movement]

a·sys·to·le

(ā-sistō-lē) Absence of contractions of the heart.
Synonym(s): cardiac standstill. [G. a- priv, + systolē, a contracting]

cardiac standstill

Cessation of contractions of the heart.See also: standstill

Patient discussion about cardiac standstill

Q. WHAT IS CARDIAC ARREST why do people have IT?A. cardiac arrest is when the heart stops pumping blood. stops working. it can happen in a few cases:
1) it doesn't get oxygen and there for a part of it dies and make the whole heart stopping- heart attack.
2) in electric shock it may cause the electric pulse that generate movement in the heart to stop.
3)from harsh septic shock.
4) from any shock actually :).

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单词	cardiac standstill
释义	DictionarySeeasystole cardiac standstill cardiac standstill 1. a term denoting cessation of cardiac output due to ventricular fibrillation. See also: pulseless electrical activity. 2. less commonly used to describe c. arrest associated with any malignant dysrhythmia that results in cessation of organized circulation of blood, including asystole (q.v.). See also: pulseless electrical activity. Compare: asystole. [O.E. standan, to stand, + stille, free of sound or movement] a·sys·to·le (ā-sistō-lē) Absence of contractions of the heart. Synonym(s): cardiac standstill. [G. a- priv, + systolē, a contracting] cardiac standstill Cessation of contractions of the heart.See also: standstill Patient discussion about cardiac standstill Q. WHAT IS CARDIAC ARREST why do people have IT?A. cardiac arrest is when the heart stops pumping blood. stops working. it can happen in a few cases: 1) it doesn't get oxygen and there for a part of it dies and make the whole heart stopping- heart attack. 2) in electric shock it may cause the electric pulse that generate movement in the heart to stop. 3)from harsh septic shock. 4) from any shock actually :). More discussions about cardiac standstill
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