Background: Early identification of cardiac asystole as a reason for syncope is of uttermost significance, as insertion of a cardiac pacemaker can save the patient's life and prevent severe injury.
Asystole (ay-sis-stuh-lee) is when there’s no electricity or movement in your heart. That means you don’t have a heartbeat. It’s also known as flatline. That’s because doctors check the rhythm of your ...
Like much of what we see on TV, this one’s a myth. Image from shutterstock.com The quick-thinking young doctor charges the defibrillator paddles and places them on the chest of the lifeless patient, ...
People with epilepsy are at risk for hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and hyperlipidemia; they also have an elevated risk of heart disease. Research suggests some of this risk may be due to the ...
Six months to 80 years of age of 3628 consecutive patients (Table 1) who underwent strabismus surgeries under general anaesthesia by one surgeon (JMH) from October 1994 to May 2007 were included in ...
Large-scale study reveals 'flat-line ECG' indicates poor outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Asystole is the most serious form of cardiac arrest. It happens when the heart stops beating and there is no more electrical activity. It is sometimes called "flat-line" or "flat-lining" because the ...
Asystole occurs when no electrical activity of the heart is seen. This may be a fatal arrhythmia when it occurs related to a severe underlying illness (ie, septic shock, cardiogenic shock or ...
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