CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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

	Websites:	Cardiac Arrest - HeartCenterOnline American Heart Association member edited encyclopedia - the most comprehensive resource dedicated exclusively to heart health: cardiology encyclopedia, news, community, animations and more. www.heartcenteronline.com

	Synonyms:	asystole, cardiac arrest

	See Also:	pathology

Medical Dictionary

	Definition:	Cessation of mechanical heart-action and breathing, for any of a varietyof pathological reasons.