cardiopulmonary arrest

Noun

Meaning

absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

angina pectoris heart attack heart failure asystole cardiac arrest bradycardia myocardial infarction

Hypernyms

pathology

Close letter words and terms

cardioprotector cardioproteinopathy cardiopulmonary cardiopulmonary arrest management cardiopulmonary bypass cardiopulmonary condition