Noun: cardiac arrest 'kaa(r)-dee,ak u'rest
- 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 cardiac arrest with defibrillation";
- asystole, cardiopulmonary arrest
Derived forms: cardiac arrests
Type of: pathology
Encyclopedia: Cardiac arrest