| NOUN | state | asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest | absence of systole |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest | |
| Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
| Spanish | asistolia | |
| Catalan | asistòlia, aturada cardiorespiratòria | |
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