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pulseless electrical activity, PEA; electromechanical dissociation
Continued electrical rhythmicity of the heart in the absence of effective mechanical function.
It might be caused by the uncoupling of ventricular muscle contraction from electrical activity or it might be a result of cardiac damage with respiratory failure and cessation of cardiac venous return.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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-less
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mechano-, mechan-; mechanico-; machin-
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puls-, pulsi-, -pulsion, -pulsive
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