Postinfarct Left Ventricular Remodelling: A Prevailing Cause of Heart Failure

Figure 3

The expansion of a wide anterior and transmural infarct scar often leads to the formation of an apical left ventricular aneurysm that predisposes to left ventricular thrombosis. In this case, postinfarct remodelling is characterized by a great apical dilatation of the left ventricular chamber, together with a thinning of the infarcted segments (arrow).