Intracardiac echogenic focus, also defined by doctors as a white spot, bright spot, calcification or shine in the heart for pregnant women to understand easily, is an anatomical structure that can normally be seen in approximately four out of 100 babies in the womb. This focus, which is usually detected after three months during the ultrasound examination of the unborn baby, usually disappears in the last months of pregnancy or after birth.
Although the exact cause is unknown, this shine occurs as a result of calcification of the muscles inside the heart. However, it is known that in babies with this focus; The likelihood of some genetic diseases increases slightly. Additionally, the risk of heart structural defects is slightly higher in these babies. Unfortunately, this situation often puts families under stress. However, this is a finding, not a disease, and this finding does not increase the risk of genetic errors when observed alone. (Meta-analysis of second-trimester markers for trisomy 21. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar;41(3):247-61. doi: 10.1002/uog.12364. Epub 2013 Jan 24. ) A more detailed evaluation of the pregnant woman and a detailed ultrasound examination of the baby's heart (fetal echocardiography) only for an additional finding (enlargement of the baby's kidney channels, underdevelopment or absence of the nasal bone, excessive nuchal thickness, etc.) It is required. If it is accompanied by these additional findings called soft markers, it becomes more important.
In summary, when a bright spot is detected in the baby's heart in the womb, detailed ultrasound and detailed ultrasound examination of the baby's heart (fetal echocardiography) > If no negative effects are encountered, there is no need to worry.
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