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==Diagnosis== [[File:Dissociazione elettromeccanica (PEA).svg|thumb|upright=1.6|Pulseless electrical activity, it is possible to observe by invasive blood pressure (red) the transition from a normal mechanical activity of the heart, which progressively changes in rhythm and contractile quality to [[asystole]], even in the presence of normal electrical activity (green), also confirmed by the pulse oximeter detection even if with artifacts (blue)]] The absence of a pulse confirms a clinical diagnosis of cardiac arrest, but PEA can only be distinguished from other causes of cardiac arrest with a device capable of [[electrocardiography]] (ECG/EKG). In PEA, there is organised or semi-organised electrical activity in the heart as opposed to asystole (flatline) or to the disorganised electrical activity of either [[ventricular fibrillation]] or [[ventricular tachycardia]].<ref name="2010AHA" />
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