asystole

/ ˌæsɪsˈtɒlɪk, əˈsɪstəlɪ /

noun

1. pathol the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest

Other Word Forms

• asystolic adjective

Example Sentences

One example is asystole, a flat line on the heart monitor indicating there is no electrical activity in the heart.

From New York Times

What makes Emma's case special is the difficulty in preserving an intestine from asystole donation due to the digestive organ's characteristics.

From Reuters

Mr. McAleer dialed the unit’s physician-on-call and described the shape of the EKG: the “asystole” rhythm from which almost no one comes back.

From New York Times

You could call this “a period of asystole,” or you could say he had “a cardiac arrest.”

From The New Yorker

It showed what in the medical field is called asystole — basically, I had flat-lined.

From Washington Post