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Definition of asystole in English: asystolenoun eɪˈsɪstəli mass nounMedicine A condition in which the heart ceases to beat. Example sentencesExamples - This was no easy arrest to manage, as the heart rhythm alternated between ventricular fibrillation and asystole.
- The patient developed cardiac arrest and asystole.
- Some patients have asystole from the onset of arrest and are unsuitable for defibrillation by the ambulance crew or bystanders.
- A proportion of patients are unsuitable for defibrillation because their initial arrhythmia is asystole or pulseless electrical activity.
- She developed asystole, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed for 20 minutes.
- They administered defibrillatory shocks, and after a period of asystole, the patient's heart returned to sinus rhythm.
Derivatives adjective eɪsɪsˈtɒlɪk Medicine Severe toxicity leads to coma, profound hypotension, bradycardia, and asystolic arrest. Example sentencesExamples - The practice of maintaining brain stem dead patients on mechanical ventilation until they become asystolic has largely ceased in the United Kingdom as a result of the clear guidelines of the royal colleges.
- A 74-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease was found in asystolic arrest and was brought to the emergency department at this hospital.
- He notes that the increased myocardial oxygen consumption occurring with epinephrine may have harmful effects in patients with asystolic cardiac arrest.
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