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Pregnant 6 months and doctor told me there's spot in baby's heart, what's that?

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A lot of things: Heart 'spots' can be any number of 'issues', so please ask the doctor who did the ultrasoundr the question you just asked me.

Answered 7/31/2013

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Echogenic focus/: Can be entirely normal. Your doctor may suggest additional testing to assure that that is the case.

Answered 1/23/2016

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

See below: It is a non-specific term reflecting an area of the heart that might have increased minieralization, and so show up more on an echo. Can be found in normal hearts at a rate of about 3%. There may be some association with genetic abnormalities, but it is called a "soft finding" that is to say inconclusive.

Answered 4/24/2015

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