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Left ventricular echogenic focus in the fetal heart: pathologic correlation

D L Brown1, D J Roberts, W A Miller

  • 1Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
|August 1, 1994
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Echogenic foci in the fetal heart

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Fetal Medicine
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Echogenic foci in the fetal left ventricle are common sonographic findings.
  • Their exact cause and location are often speculative.
  • They are generally considered a normal variant.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the cause and location of echogenic foci in the fetal left ventricle.
  • To correlate sonographic findings with pathologic examination.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of three fetal cases with sonographic echogenic foci.
  • Pathologic examination of cardiac tissue.

Main Results:

  • Mineralization within the papillary muscle was the consistent histologic finding.

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  • Chordae tendineae were normal in all cases.
  • One fetus had trisomy 21.

    • Conclusions:

    • Echogenic foci in the fetal left ventricle represent papillary muscle mineralization.
    • These foci should be considered a normal variant pending further data on aneuploidy association.