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 ...

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 has been found to more common in heart failure patients than what you thought. Patients those who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are prone to this type of lethal ...

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 ...

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, ...

Myth: Shocking someone who has flat-lined can get their heart started again. It never fails. You’re watching television and someone is circling the drain, in the toilet that is their life. The noise ...

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 ...

Six months to 80 years of age of 3628 consecutive patients who underwent strabismus surgery from October 1994 to May 2007 were enrolled. Six months to 80 years of age of 3628 consecutive patients ...

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