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asystole  

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  • Asystole is the absence of ventricular contractions (note: this is in the context of a lethal heart arrhythmia, not an induced asystole on a cooled patient on a heart-lung machine and general anesthesia, during surgery necessitating stopping the heart). (Wikipedia)

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