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Cardiac Arrest

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Noun

1. asystole, cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cardiac Arrest

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noun
failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment

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Cardiac Arrest

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the complete failure of the heart to pump blood

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cardiac Arrest

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n.
1. Sudden cessation of heartbeat and cardiac function, resulting in the loss of effective circulation.
2. An instance of this: personnel who deal with cardiac arrests at sports events.

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