Noun: asystole
- 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
"The medical team quickly responded to the patient's asystole with defibrillation";
- cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest
Derived forms: asystoles
Type of: pathology
Encyclopedia: Asystole