VENTRICULAR ANEURYSM

• It involves thinning, ballooning and hypokinesis of the ventricular wall after a transmural MI.
• The dysfunctional area often becomes filled with necrotic debris and clot and sometimes is rimmed by the calcium ring.
• The debris or clot may fragment and travel into the systemic arterial circulation, therby embolization.
• The aneurysm may rupture causing cardiac tamponade and death.