Open AccessEffectiveness of Chromosomal Microarray Analysis for Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Echogenic Intracardiac Focus: A Single-Center Experience
Author(s) -
Hailong Huang,
Meiying Cai,
Linyu Liu,
Liangpu Xu,
Na Lin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s311800
Subject(s) - fetus , medicine , prenatal diagnosis , abnormality , trisomy , amniocentesis , pregnancy , chromosome abnormality , obstetrics , intracardiac injection , genetic counseling , karyotype , amniotic fluid , fetal echocardiography , aneuploidy , chromosome , pathology , genetics , biology , psychiatry , gene
Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) is a common ultrasound finding during pregnancy. However, the correlation between fetal EIF and cardiac abnormality remains in dispute until now. The study aimed to examine the association of fetal EIF with chromosomal abnormality by means of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA).