Echogenic intracardiac focus
A common ultrasound finding with no direct health impact.
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An echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) is a small bright spot seen in the fetal heart on ultrasound, thought to represent calcium deposits in the heart muscle. It is found in about 3–5% of normal pregnancies and typically causes no health problems. Often the EIF resolves by the third trimester and is considered a normal variant when no chromosome abnormalities are present.
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- Prevalence
- 3–5% of normal pregnancies
- Associated chromosome abnormalities
- trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
- Miscarriage risk from amniocentesis
- 0.5–1%
- Typical timing for amniocentesis
- 15–20 weeks of pregnancy
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