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cardioplegic arrest car·di·o·ple·gic ar·resttemporary intentional stoppage of electrical and mechanical cardiac activity, usually by potassium-containing solutions, used to protect heart muscle by decreasing its metabolic demand during open-heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.car·di·o·ple·gic ar·rest (kahr'dē-ō-plē'jik ă-rest') Stoppage of electrical and mechanical cardiac activity, used by surgeons when operating on the heart. |