Pulseless electrical activity
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Pulseless electrical activity
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Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not. Pulseless electrical activity is found initially in about 20% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and about 50% of in-hospital cardiac arrests. Under normal circumstances, electrical activation of muscle cells precedes mechanical contraction of the heart. In PEA, there is electrical activity but insufficient cardiac output to generate a pul
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulseless_electrical_activity
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2023-08-12T16:59:27Z
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