asystolic


a·sys·tol·ic

(a-sis-tol'ik), 1. Relating to asystole. 2. Not systolic.

a·sys·tol·ic

(ā'sis-tol'ik) 1. Relating to asystole. 2. Not systolic.

asystole

, asystolia (ā″sis′tŏ-lē) (ā″sis-tō′lē-ă) [ ¹an- + systole] Cardiac standstill; absence of electrical activity and contractions of the heart evidenced on the surface electrocardiogram as a flat (isoelectric) line during cardiac arrest. In most instances, asystole is an electrocardiographic confirmation that a patient has died. asystolic (ā″sis-tol′ik), adjective