Thank you so much. My son has this on his ultrasound and since our doctors wouldn’t tell us a whole lot, we’ve been freaking out. He’s our fifth and we’re so excited, but sincerely, thank you for be interested a voice of calmness and rationality on RUclips.
This makes me feel so much better. Everything came back fine, blood testing and all, except for that one spot on the US. My doc reassured me that things were fine but it's a scary thing. Thank you for making this video.
Thank you so much for this video! I cried for an entire day because as parents we want everything to be perfect. I did the blood work so am just waiting on results. Again, thank you so much for this video.
Thank you for this video. They found this in my wife’s ultra sound. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 I had to wait in the car so I couldn’t be in there but she came out pretty upset over it and couldn’t really explain to me what the dr actually found so thank you for having this video.
Just had this exact thing happen to me today.. 21 years old no other markers for Downs but ive been worried sick and googling all day until i found this video! This makes me feel a little more at ease until i have another ultrasound in 4 weeks! Thank you for posting this!!
doctors just found this yesterday at my 22week ultrasound and i was very worry. i couldn't find easy to read and understand info on google so i im here and found your video. easy to understand and i feel so much better. great job 😊
Thankyou. You explained it so well. I'm 20 weeks and have just been told our bubs has this but we were low risk of downs syndrome at our 12 week scan. I was very scared but after watching this video you have put my mind at ease.
Thanks a million doc...i was under great stress when i came across my baby's ultra sound, where as other screenings were normal.EICF bothers me lot.im very much relieved
Sir I'm 31 year old I went through the anamoly scan at 20 weeks and there was a echogenic intracardiac focus found in both ventricle .My 12 week scan is normal my placenta is covering the os other things are normal is my baby is at high risk of down syndrome I had done NIPT test waiting for the report I very worried about my baby
I'm 44 and pregnant with my 9th child. Never had this show up before, but some of my babies never had an ultrasound, and my oldest is 21, u/s wasn't as advanced then. I did the maternity21 test at 10 weeks, and we are very low risk for defects. I'm a believer in Christ, and I fully trust him, so this is just information and I will not be too concerned or stress about it. It is not a defect by itself. Just associated with defects that have already been ruled out in my case.
My fiancé and I just had our 20 week appointment. They found an EIF on his heart. We were already low risk before this testing. Should we be worried or will everything be ok?? Currently freaking out
This video makes me feel so much better! They had found 2 markers on my ultra sound in which I just found out today. Next I am going to go get a pediatric echocardio done to follow up. All my genetic and trisomy blood tests came out normal. Should I still be so anxious or take a bit easier!?
Many times in an otherwise normal ultrasound, these soft markers are low risk. With two markers present, working this up further isn't a bad idea since the risks are higher. It looks like they are already doing that and have offered you a blood test such as a quad screen or cell free dna and this can help reassure you to decrease the anxiety a bit. best of luck.
Thank you Doc, plz suggest if it is only in left ventricle do I really need to go for Eco test as it is 23rd week 2 days now. Eco is expensive that's why need ur suggestions. Thanks in advance 🙏
Hello doctor, we did cell free dna test (NIPS test) around 5-7 week and the result for all three chromosomes came back negative and low risk but in our 19 week anatomy scan we found that our baby has 1 focus and our OBGYN is not worried as my wife is 27 years old and everything else on ultra sound looks normal. Can you please let us know what do you think.
I was searching for such video ..after eco sonography they said I have thin echogenic spot but blood reports are normal .after watching this video I feel relax thank you Dr Pls suggest me if any other information
My wifes report says:- ●Left ventricle show echogenic speck. it is soft marker for chromosomal anomaly, however isolated are commonly seen and not very significant. ●Bilateral renal pyelectasis is noted measures 5.0mm.follow up is suggested. Is it harmful?
Hi doctor I’m 29+ 4 days pregnant and my ultrasound before 4 days showed a small hyperechogenic tm in the left ventricle most likely a fibroma..or rhabdomyoma .. all other reports are normal.. I’m 34 years..all my other ultrasound results were normal..NT and Anomaly scans were perfect.. is this something to worry about?
Hello Sir m 32 year old its my 2nd prag. In my level 2 scan dr found chroid plexus cyst n Echogenic foci in right ventricle 1.6mm.i went through Qudraple mark test that is low risk Fetal Growth movments are Normal.fetal echo test is also normal. Should i need to worry???? Please Reply
Hello..im very disturbed..i went through the anamoly scan at 20 weeks and there was echogenic intracardiac focus in left ventricle and still i went for another 4D ultrasound at 27 weeks and there was eif..my doctor is telling nothing abt this..im worried that my child doesnt have down syndrome..now i hav entered in.my 8 month pregnancy.wat step should i take n should i worry abt this this..im 27 yr old from India and this is my first pregnancy..plz kindly reply
while doing ultrasound it shows baby intracardiac echogenic focus measuring 3.9mm is noted in the superior aspect of intra ventricular septum please help me what I do now
Sir in my 18week and 3days Level II USG it's showing" a single intracardiac ecogenic focus in right and left ventricle + an ecogenic calcified focus seen along the wall of right atrium"...please clarify what to do,how risky is it. thanks
Hi Dr today we took up the anamoly scan and they have mentioned like multiple small echogenic foci seen in left ventricle (1.5-2mm) is it dangerous to my child Dr pls have your word on this please?
Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I am currently 26 weeks pregnant. At 20 weeks, an isolated EIF was found. At 12 weeks, I did the NT scan + blood work and got a probability of 1 >10,000 chance of my baby having an abnormality. My 18 week quad screening came back negative with a probability of 1 in 8,000. I just got blood drawn for the Maternit21 test because I am very anxious about the possibility of my child having downs syndrome. Is it possible that the Maternit21 test comes back positive after all the negative blood work? Thank you for being available for questions.
Thank you for your response. So the first trimester test just looks at my hormones that are produced by the placenta and the Maternit21 test actually looks at cell free DNA. So is it possible that the first test could have been a false negative since they didn't actually test fetal DNA? I can't seem to find how reliable those first trimester tests are.
So each test is slightly different and with different false positive and negatives depending on the patient scenario. While the quad screen does look at 4 different hormones (AFP , hCG , Estriol, and Inhibin-A) and the cell free dna looks at circulating fragments of fetal dna, both are considered screening tests and not diagnostic tests (same goes for first trimester screening). Many feel the cell free dna can be more accurate in most scenarios but it is possible that one test is false negative or positive or vice versa. We usually don't do multiple screening tests unless one is positive and we don't want to go on to a diagnostic test like an amniocentesis so we try to get reassurance other ways.
An echogenic intracardiac focus is a soft marker for T21. In an otherwise normal ultrasound, it can be a normal variant. I would relook at the video since I discuss this in detail in it.
Sir my all reports are OK but fetal anomaly scan are found solitary echogenic intracardiac focus in left ventricle. my doctor advice my to do quadrupled maker test. report is OK. please advise me ....
sir.. can i send you my wife's ultrasound report.. via Email.. ? bcz report say Small bright spot seen in baby's heart... so sir plz tell me can solve that problem? plz sir. i m a dispersed
I had a small white spot found on my baby's heart at 19 weeks. The sonographer the called it a normal variant. Everything else was perfectly normal I'm 31 years old. My NT scan showed a measurement of 1.3mm. I've just opted to take the AFP4 quad test. If the AFP4 quad test comes back negative, do you recommend having the amniocentesis?
Sounds like an echogenic intracardiac focus. NT measurements are based on gestational age so that value just depends on the normals they provided you. In an otherwise normal anatomy ultrasound that is low risk, the quad screen provides additional reassurance. The decision whether to go on to a confirmation diagnostic test such as an amniocentesis is a personal one based on your desire for confirmation; however, often in cases like this, the risk of a chromosomal abnormality is less than the risk of complication from an amniocentesis so most patients are satisfied with the reassurance of a screening test such as a quad screen.
DrNari Thank you for replying. I did end up getting the Quad test results. They came back normal. My risk factor for Down Syndrome was 1:6618. My doctor sent me to a specialist. I had a second anatomy scan. The EIF was still there, but the baby was perfectly normal in all other ways. I opted to take the NIPT for my peace of mind. I'm currently waiting for my results. I'm super nervous. I had a first trimester miscarriage about a year ago. The baby had Trisomy-14. It's very much scaring me that I've already had a pregnancy with a chromosomal abnormality.
Jennifer Porter how were your results ..I have experienced a early misscarriage at 10 weeks in my previous pregnancy..though fetus was not tested I was told it could have been a chromosomally abnormal fetus as I din have any other issues..now am waiting for sequonom part 2 test results..super scared
This makes me feel less worried. I had my 20 week ultrasound and they didn't see or mention anything about EIF but I just had my 36 week ultrasound and it was there. They said that it most likely was of no significance but could it go away still?
sir..I am 22 weeks pregnant..and I found small IEf on my left side ventricle..about 3*2 mm..is this danger..shall I abort baby or continue pregnancy ..pls tell me
I would encourage you to sit down with your doctor and discuss this. In general an isolated echogenic intracardiac focus in an otherwise normal ultrasound is considered low risk.
No problem. I never realized how much this topic concerned patients until I made this video. Even my own patients at times told me they didn't know what to ask and had concerns. Best of luck in your pregnancy. Feel free to share with others who may find it helpful or to subscribe to the channel for other womens health videos in the future. NH
Hi Doctor, recently i had my ultrasound done there is evidence of echogenic left intraventicular cardic focus, i m scared pls help me with this as i had history of congenital heart disease with my first baby ?
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Not to worry eif is quite common these days in pregnancy, one should just keep postitive thoughts everything will be normal as time goes on.
Thank you so much. My son has this on his ultrasound and since our doctors wouldn’t tell us a whole lot, we’ve been freaking out. He’s our fifth and we’re so excited, but sincerely, thank you for be interested a voice of calmness and rationality on RUclips.
This makes me feel so much better. Everything came back fine, blood testing and all, except for that one spot on the US. My doc reassured me that things were fine but it's a scary thing. Thank you for making this video.
I'm glad you found the video helpful. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy! NH
is u r baby is healthy now...completely..are u delivered or not till now ?
Vonnie Weathersby how is your baby???
DrNari thanks doctor what can I do that it goes away.... I am in my 2nd trimester... .
Thank you for clarifying. Feeling so much better now.
Thank you so much for this video! I cried for an entire day because as parents we want everything to be perfect. I did the blood work so am just waiting on results. Again, thank you so much for this video.
You are welcome. I'm glad you found the video helpful.
Thank you for this video. They found this in my wife’s ultra sound. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 I had to wait in the car so I couldn’t be in there but she came out pretty upset over it and couldn’t really explain to me what the dr actually found so thank you for having this video.
I'm so thankful for this video! Very clear and informative.
thank you
Just had this exact thing happen to me today.. 21 years old no other markers for Downs but ive been worried sick and googling all day until i found this video! This makes me feel a little more at ease until i have another ultrasound in 4 weeks! Thank you for posting this!!
I'm glad you found this video helpful. Good luck with your pregnancy. NH
doctors just found this yesterday at my 22week ultrasound and i was very worry. i couldn't find easy to read and understand info on google so i im here and found your video. easy to understand and i feel so much better.
great job 😊
thank you.
Maria Rodriguez how is your baby??
Thankyou. You explained it so well. I'm 20 weeks and have just been told our bubs has this but we were low risk of downs syndrome at our 12 week scan. I was very scared but after watching this video you have put my mind at ease.
Bridie A thank you. glad you found it helpful. good luck with your pregnancy.
Brides A how is your baby??
Thanks a million doc...i was under great stress when i came across my baby's ultra sound, where as other screenings were normal.EICF bothers me lot.im very much relieved
No problem. Glad to provide the information. Good luck with the pregnancy
I found it out in the TIFFA reports today. Thank you so much for the proper explanation. Relieved ☺
Sir I'm 31 year old I went through the anamoly scan at 20 weeks and there was a echogenic intracardiac focus found in both ventricle .My 12 week scan is normal my placenta is covering the os other things are normal is my baby is at high risk of down syndrome I had done NIPT test waiting for the report I very worried about my baby
Thank u so much, you give me peace of explaining this 😢
I'm 44 and pregnant with my 9th child. Never had this show up before, but some of my babies never had an ultrasound, and my oldest is 21, u/s wasn't as advanced then.
I did the maternity21 test at 10 weeks, and we are very low risk for defects.
I'm a believer in Christ, and I fully trust him, so this is just information and I will not be too concerned or stress about it.
It is not a defect by itself. Just associated with defects that have already been ruled out in my case.
Thank you Dr for explaining this so thoroughly
Thankyou for this information.I am very worried about it. Hope everything will be alright.
Thank you Dr this was very useful information and the way you describe in the simple language was very good
My fiancé and I just had our 20 week appointment. They found an EIF on his heart. We were already low risk before this testing. Should we be worried or will everything be ok?? Currently freaking out
What if we do a follow up and the marker doesn't go away?
This video makes me feel so much better! They had found 2 markers on my ultra sound in which I just found out today. Next I am going to go get a pediatric echocardio done to follow up. All my genetic and trisomy blood tests came out normal. Should
I still be so anxious or take a bit easier!?
Many times in an otherwise normal ultrasound, these soft markers are low risk. With two markers present, working this up further isn't a bad idea since the risks are higher. It looks like they are already doing that and have offered you a blood test such as a quad screen or cell free dna and this can help reassure you to decrease the anxiety a bit. best of luck.
Thank you Doc, plz suggest if it is only in left ventricle do I really need to go for Eco test as it is 23rd week 2 days now. Eco is expensive that's why need ur suggestions. Thanks in advance 🙏
Hello doctor, we did cell free dna test (NIPS test) around 5-7 week and the result for all three chromosomes came back negative and low risk but in our 19 week anatomy scan we found that our baby has 1 focus and our OBGYN is not worried as my wife is 27 years old and everything else on ultra sound looks normal. Can you please let us know what do you think.
Doctor, three markers were found out in my wife pregnancy. Can you tell me what should we do? I'm very scared. Please, tell me us what we do?
What if this finding is found IN a the third trimester ??? My baby has this at 36 weeks randomly
You just made me feel so much better , great explanation.💕🌻
I was searching for such video ..after eco sonography they said I have thin echogenic spot but blood reports are normal .after watching this video I feel relax thank you Dr
Pls suggest me if any other information
In my anomaly scan( 4d) of 20th wk, this echogenic intracardiac foci detected. And I'm very much tensed. Other findings are normal
This was so informative. Thank you!
Hi sir...is there any relation between gender and echo genie focus .plz clarify my doubt sir
My wifes report says:-
●Left ventricle show echogenic speck. it is soft marker for chromosomal anomaly, however isolated are commonly seen and not very significant.
●Bilateral renal pyelectasis is noted measures 5.0mm.follow up is suggested.
Is it harmful?
Hi doctor I’m 29+ 4 days pregnant and my ultrasound before 4 days showed a small hyperechogenic tm in the left ventricle most likely a fibroma..or rhabdomyoma .. all other reports are normal.. I’m 34 years..all my other ultrasound results were normal..NT and Anomaly scans were perfect.. is this something to worry about?
Meri baby ko bhi ultrasound me echojenic foci in left verticle tha or janm ke baad bilkul fit h koi bhi problam nhi h
a small intra cardiac echogenic focus seen in left ventricle
This is the exact scenario that I cover and made the video for. I hope you find it helpful.
Hello Sir m 32 year old its my 2nd prag.
In my level 2 scan dr found chroid plexus cyst n Echogenic foci in right ventricle 1.6mm.i went through Qudraple mark test that is low risk
Fetal Growth movments are Normal.fetal echo test is also normal.
Should i need to worry???? Please Reply
Today I did USG....I am unmarried ...It shows...Echogenic focus In Endo-cervix may represent small cervical polyp....What does it mean......
Dr is the situation same for two EIF in left ventrical. Everywhere its mentioned single EIF is normal. What about double in left ventrical?
Thank you for this video it ease my worry in a sense
Hello..im very disturbed..i went through the anamoly scan at 20 weeks and there was echogenic intracardiac focus in left ventricle and still i went for another 4D ultrasound at 27 weeks and there was eif..my doctor is telling nothing abt this..im worried that my child doesnt have down syndrome..now i hav entered in.my 8 month pregnancy.wat step should i take n should i worry abt this this..im 27 yr old from India and this is my first pregnancy..plz kindly reply
how is your child now?
while doing ultrasound it shows baby intracardiac echogenic focus measuring 3.9mm is noted in the superior aspect of intra ventricular septum please help me what I do now
Sir in my 18week and 3days Level II USG it's showing" a single intracardiac ecogenic focus in right and left ventricle + an ecogenic calcified focus seen along the wall of right atrium"...please clarify what to do,how risky is it. thanks
Hi Dr today we took up the anamoly scan and they have mentioned like multiple small echogenic foci seen in left ventricle (1.5-2mm) is it dangerous to my child Dr pls have your word on this please?
Thank you sir for info.
Dr I found on intracardiac echogenic foci in left vendricle. About 2*2 mm. Is this danger.. please tell me doctor..
Should we take worry about this ?
Thank you soo...much doctor
My wife is same eif problem so please tell me it is dangrus or not for my baby ...please tell me
Thankyou soo much Doctor .
1.8mm tiny echogenic intracardiac is it complication
Echogenic focus of 2.7mm seen in left ventricle of heart
Means what
My baby has ecogenic focus of about 2mm in left ventricle, and I am 21 weeks . should I go for fetal echo?
Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I am currently 26 weeks pregnant. At 20 weeks, an isolated EIF was found. At 12 weeks, I did the NT scan + blood work and got a probability of 1 >10,000 chance of my baby having an abnormality. My 18 week quad screening came back negative with a probability of 1 in 8,000. I just got blood drawn for the Maternit21 test because I am very anxious about the possibility of my child having downs syndrome. Is it possible that the Maternit21 test comes back positive after all the negative blood work? Thank you for being available for questions.
Your testing has been very reassuring given the probabilities you were given and you are likely very low risk.
Thank you for your response. So the first trimester test just looks at my hormones that are produced by the placenta and the Maternit21 test actually looks at cell free DNA. So is it possible that the first test could have been a false negative since they didn't actually test fetal DNA? I can't seem to find how reliable those first trimester tests are.
So each test is slightly different and with different false positive and negatives depending on the patient scenario. While the quad screen does look at 4 different hormones (AFP , hCG , Estriol, and Inhibin-A) and the cell free dna looks at circulating fragments of fetal dna, both are considered screening tests and not diagnostic tests (same goes for first trimester screening). Many feel the cell free dna can be more accurate in most scenarios but it is possible that one test is false negative or positive or vice versa. We usually don't do multiple screening tests unless one is positive and we don't want to go on to a diagnostic test like an amniocentesis so we try to get reassurance other ways.
An echogenic intracardiac focus is a soft marker for T21. In an otherwise normal ultrasound, it can be a normal variant. I would relook at the video since I discuss this in detail in it.
I am also facing same problem please tell me what to do
Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much for this!
If there are 3 Multi Foci present in the heart does this increase the odds by a large amount that there could be a chromosomal abnormality present?
By the way, this video makes me feel much more hopeful, thank you!
Echogenic intracardiac focus hai tu kya normal raheta hai plzz reply sir
Thank you dr
Sir my all reports are OK but fetal anomaly scan are found solitary echogenic intracardiac focus in left ventricle. my doctor advice my to do quadrupled maker test. report is OK. please advise me ....
sir.. can i send you my wife's ultrasound report.. via Email.. ? bcz report say Small bright spot seen in baby's heart... so sir plz tell me can solve that problem? plz sir. i m a dispersed
For specific patient questions, I would encourage you to discuss these with your doctor.
Great explanation
I had a small white spot found on my baby's heart at 19 weeks. The sonographer the called it a normal variant. Everything else was perfectly normal I'm 31 years old. My NT scan showed a measurement of 1.3mm. I've just opted to take the AFP4 quad test. If the AFP4 quad test comes back negative, do you recommend having the amniocentesis?
Sounds like an echogenic intracardiac focus. NT measurements are based on gestational age so that value just depends on the normals they provided you. In an otherwise normal anatomy ultrasound that is low risk, the quad screen provides additional reassurance. The decision whether to go on to a confirmation diagnostic test such as an amniocentesis is a personal one based on your desire for confirmation; however, often in cases like this, the risk of a chromosomal abnormality is less than the risk of complication from an amniocentesis so most patients are satisfied with the reassurance of a screening test such as a quad screen.
DrNari Thank you for replying. I did end up getting the Quad test results. They came back normal. My risk factor for Down Syndrome was 1:6618. My doctor sent me to a specialist. I had a second anatomy scan. The EIF was still there, but the baby was perfectly normal in all other ways. I opted to take the NIPT for my peace of mind. I'm currently waiting for my results. I'm super nervous. I had a first trimester miscarriage about a year ago. The baby had Trisomy-14. It's very much scaring me that I've already had a pregnancy with a chromosomal abnormality.
Jennifer Porter how were your results ..I have experienced a early misscarriage at 10 weeks in my previous pregnancy..though fetus was not tested I was told it could have been a chromosomally abnormal fetus as I din have any other issues..now am waiting for sequonom part 2 test results..super scared
Sir I'm 22 weeks pregnant mother my Tiffa Scan show Echogenic focus 3.7mm is Normal or abnormal pls tell me sir
This makes me feel less worried. I had my 20 week ultrasound and they didn't see or mention anything about EIF but I just had my 36 week ultrasound and it was there. They said that it most likely was of no significance but could it go away still?
sir..I am 22 weeks pregnant..and I found small IEf on my left side ventricle..about 3*2 mm..is this danger..shall I abort baby or continue pregnancy ..pls tell me
I would encourage you to sit down with your doctor and discuss this. In general an isolated echogenic intracardiac focus in an otherwise normal ultrasound is considered low risk.
DrNari thankyou sir..Dr said only small focus 3.2 mm in left ventricle..today my appointment with other Dr...
DrNari 3.2 mm also called isolated echogenic..?after birth can we treat with medicine..pls reply sir ?
Thank you so much for this video I feel much better.
No problem. I never realized how much this topic concerned patients until I made this video. Even my own patients at times told me they didn't know what to ask and had concerns. Best of luck in your pregnancy. Feel free to share with others who may find it helpful or to subscribe to the channel for other womens health videos in the future. NH
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Hi Doctor, recently i had my ultrasound done there is evidence of echogenic left intraventicular cardic focus, i m scared pls help me with this as i had history of congenital heart disease with my first baby ?
Thanku you sir
Thank you dr.