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asystole
cardiac arrest
cardiopulmonary arrest
Definition: 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
Definition: Sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood.