Thesaurus: asystole

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1. n. A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
2. n. 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
3. A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.
4. n. 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