A retrograde flow wave into the pulmonary vein (AR wave) occurs during atrial contraction and its amplitude and duration are related to LV diastolic pressure, LA compliance and heart rate. See fig.8 for the timing correlates of this waveform
Corpus Delicti. Corpus delicti is the legal term, which refers to the body of the offense or the essence of the crime. Most literally, corpus delicti is the term used to refer to the actual victimâs body in a murder case. Corpus delicti is also a term that can be used to mean any material evidence of a crime or objective proof in a criminal case. The laws of corpus delicti relate to what must be proven in a case to elicit an acquittal or conviction.
Word Origin and History for corpus delicti. 1832, Latin, literally body of the offense; not the murder victim's body, but the basic elements that make up a crime; in the case of a murder, including the body of the murdered person.