https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:10:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2174789 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:08:52 +0000 avivoca 2174789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: H's echogenic focus didn't disappear either and our MFM wasn't worried. I'm so glad you got great results! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2174761 Mon, 11 May 2015 17:31:01 +0000 hellobeeboston 2174761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: ok at 21 weeks, one cyst was gone and the other was barely noticeable! So that basically ends that, yay. Echogenic focus still there but no other issues, all looked good and we had harmony so I don't think downs is an issue either! Still dealing with a small cyst in his liver but hoping that will be either nothing or manageable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2169427 Wed, 06 May 2015 17:14:57 +0000 avivoca 2169427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: Hey! Yes, this happened to us. H is 19 months old and perfectly healthy. One of her cysts resolved by 22 weeks and the other resolved by 26 weeks. She had no other markers for chromosomal abnormalities. It's scary, I know. Keep me posted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2169258 Wed, 06 May 2015 15:44:46 +0000 hellobeeboston 2169258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: OK, you're turning up in all of my searches.... our anatomy scan turned up with an echogenic focus and choroid plexus cysts... seems like this happened to you too? all was well? i had the u/s 2.5 weeks ago - going back with MFM next week to do another u/s and walk through with him. I already had the Harmony Test which came back clear, my OB didn't seem too concerned but of course i'm worrying. We never had any issues with DS1, so this is new :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2155211 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:10:55 +0000 shopaholic 2155211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, K had this and they monitored it, but just like my Ob said, it went away. Her own LO had it too. She said it was a bit common in Asians (and Her LO is mixed). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154772 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:24:39 +0000 autumn865 2154772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this as well with DD2 along with another soft marker concern. Everything wound up being fine and DD is perfectly healthy. We went for a follow up US and it was gone so obviously it was nothing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154610 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:17:17 +0000 BSB 2154610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsF: @lemong: @twodoghouse: thanks.</p> <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I actually didn't look further into what could go wrong. Everything I found online seems to show that the babies ended up healthy and normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154484 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 15:04:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2154484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the time it's nothing. I'm sure you've already googled the other possibilities, so I'll say it again. Most of the time it's nothing!</p> <p>You'll probably get a little extra attention, but you were going to get that anyway due to the twin pregnancy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154462 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:53:59 +0000 twodoghouse 2154462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry for the stress - I hope it ends up being nothing! Glad everything else seemed ok on the ultrasound!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154455 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:51:59 +0000 lemong 2154455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup - DS had this which they found at his 20 week anatomy scan. I'm Asian, and as other posters have said, common in moms of East Asian descent. It is considered a soft marker for Downs, though I think that's somewhat up in the air. Regardless, DS is perfectly healthy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154366 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:08:30 +0000 MrsF 2154366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this with my daughter but everything was fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154350 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:01:42 +0000 BSB 2154350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @DillonLion: Cool. Thanks. </p> <p>@poundcake: Good to know. Sorry about your insensitive OB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154348 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:01:14 +0000 jape14 2154348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this (one echogenic focus) at the anatomy scan and were assured it was fine in the absence of anything else. (Our ultrasound tech and doctor said it was very common.) He's now 8 months old and healthy - no problems at birth or otherwise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154345 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:00:52 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2154345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had this with A. and also another one in her bowel. turned out to be nothing at all. dr wanted us to do an amnio to be sure, but we did a blood test instead which came back negative. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154335 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:58:17 +0000 poundcake 2154335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just chiming in to add that I went through the same thing. </p> <p>I was so worried and the OB I was assigned to that day was so insensitive. She just handed DH and I an article from a medical journal about what it could mean and rudely said that since we opted out of genetic testing, there was nothing we could do that this point. </p> <p>Anyway, everything turned out fine! I did my own research and found out that it's very common in Asians. And I ended up switching OB practices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154334 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:58:13 +0000 DillonLion 2154334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had this. No lingering issues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154333 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:58:07 +0000 avivoca 2154333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>H had an echogenic focus on her heart. She was fine at birth and afterward. We had two Level II ultrasounds to monitor the focus and her bilateral corneal plexus cysts (both of which resolved by 26 weeks). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154326 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:55:36 +0000 BSB 2154326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: Yeah, I think I will have further testing done to rule it out. At least that is what the OB said they will do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154299 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:44:21 +0000 MrsADS 2154299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluestriped bee thinking of you!! I'm 22 weeks - at 16 weeks they found an "echogenic bowel" on my ultrasound. Apparently you can have several different echogenic markers and bowel and heart are both common places to have them. I was so worried. My doctor ordered non-invasive prenatal testing which ruled out any chromosomal abnormalities. He has said he thinks it's extremely likely everything will be fine, which I am sure is the case with your babies as well! Hang in there :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154220 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:53:19 +0000 BSB 2154220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hummusgirl: @catomd00: Oh, good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154140 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:51:40 +0000 catomd00 2154140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My nephew had this at an early u/s he's totaaky healthy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154137 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:48:17 +0000 hummusgirl 2154137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had this and it turned out to be nothing. I think ultrasounds are sort of too powerful nowadays! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154132 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:44:39 +0000 BSB 2154132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: @Mrs. High Heels: @blackbird: Ah, cool! </p> <p>@sapphire: Cool. Thanks!</p> <p>@Mrs.Someone: Ok, cool. No, not yet, yesterday was only 14d5d, so still too early. I have an appt at 18 weeks and we might be able to find out the genders then. </p> <p>@mrs. wagon: Ok, cool. Yeah, the dr said it's common for asians. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154115 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:31:57 +0000 mrs. wagon 2154115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wagon Jr. had this, and he was totally fine! Apparently it's common in babies of asian descent? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154112 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:30:58 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2154112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend had this and just had a healthy baby. Hope all is well! Did you find out the genders? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154103 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:27:03 +0000 sapphire 2154103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Super common. Not a problem by itself, but it can be a marker of other problems like chromosomal abnormality. But if everything h else with babe looks fine (esp if you had some kind of genetic testing like a sequential screen) I wouldn't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154015 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:51:57 +0000 blackbird 2154015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were spots on E's heart (and it was iffy that she had all 3 umbilical lines), so we had a fetal echocardiogram at 24 weeks, I think, to see if it deposits? They found nothing. Hope it's nothing for you, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154014 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:51:07 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2154014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J had this! He's totally fine too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2154011 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:50:36 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2154011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this! Baby girl is totally fine &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calcium-deposits-found-on-valves-of-the-heart-aka-echogenic-intracardiac-focus#post-2153993 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:42:56 +0000 Adira 2153993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No experience, but sending you and your babies good thoughts. &lt;3 </p>