Asystole, also known as the most serious form of cardiac arrest, is when your heart stops beating or when you flatline. Learn what causes this condition and if it can be reversed.

Ictal, or seizure-induced asystole, is a rare complication of epilepsy, and can be challenging to diagnose. In this review, the authors propose a practical flow chart to aid in assessment.

Coarse VF appears as larger waves on an EKG compared with fine VF. Learn more about how they differ and how they affect a person's outlook here.

Ventricular fibrillation, asystole and sudden cardiac death can occur soon after ventricular tachycardia if action is not taken immediately.

Flat-Line On ECG Monitor: How Long To Wait Before Declaring Someone Dead? Asystole is defined as a cardiac arrest rhythm in which there is no discernible electrical activity of the heart.

Researchers have found that cardiac pacing may help epilepsy patients with seizure-related falls due to ictal asystole, an unusual condition in which the heart stops beating during an epileptic ...

Despite advances in resuscitation care in recent years, it is not clear whether survival and neurologic function after in-hospital cardiac arrest have improved over time.

Thus, it might be concluded that adults with a cardiovascular problem, such as hypertension or a preoperative ECG abnormality, are at higher risk of asystole during strabismus surgery.

Sinoatrial exit block occurs when the action potential initiated by the sinoatrial node is inhibited or completely blocked before it is able to leave the SA node and reach the atrium, and thus no ...