asystole in A Sentence

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    Medically, a“flat-line” is known as Asystole, meaning no(heart) contraction.

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    In the end, it's a Hollywood myth that you would treat Asystole(flat-line) with a shock.

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    However, for the purposes of understanding why shocking Asystole doesn't work, I will very briefly summarize what's going on“under the hood” here.

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    It is very rare, but possible for an EKG to show a flat line, called Asystole, when in fact the heart is still beating and producing a pulse.

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    Cases of bradycardia with Asystole leading to cardiac arrest have also occurred and it appears the underlying aetiology is complicated and not just related to autonomic dysfunction.

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