Relationship between echogenic intracardiac focus and fetal heart defects

VernacularTitle:心腔内强回声灶与胎儿心脏畸形的相关性研究
Author: Yong GUO ; Yihua HE ; Ye ZHANG ; Lin SUN ; Xiaoyan GU ; Xiaowei LIU ; Ying ZHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ultrasonography,prenatal; Fetal heart; Heart defects,congenital; Echogenic intracardiac focus
From:Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2016;25(5):380-383
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) and fetal heart defects.Methods Retrospective study of fetuses with EIF were performed at our fetal cardiac service centers from August 2010 to October 2015.Fetuses were grouped by EIF locations (left ventricle,right ventricle and biventricle).The risk of heart defect in different groups were analyzed.Results A total of 2 204 fetuses were enrolled in our study.Of them,2 083 EIF were located in the left ventricle,while 83 were bilateral and 38 were right-sided.There were 98 of 2 083 fetuses(4.7％) with heart defects in left-sided group,1 of 83 fetuses (1.2％) in bilateral group,and 5 of 38 fetuses(13.2％) in right-sided group.Fetuses with right-sided EIF had significantly more heart defects compared with the other two groups(P ＜0.05).Conclusions A right-sided EIF may carry a higher risk of cardiac anomalies than a left-sided or bilateral EIF.Women carrying fetuses with right-sided EIF should be offered fetal echocardiography in the second trimester.