Expectant mothers should undergo regular prenatal check ups during pregnancy. Among the many prenatal check ups, ultrasound examination is necessary to better understand the developmental status of the fetus. Some expectant mothers may find health problems with their fetuses during prenatal check ups. What is the cause of fetal ventricular hyperechoic plaques?
Fetal ventricular hyperechoic plaque is a professional term used in ultrasound examination reports. Expectant mothers should not worry, as this examination result does not necessarily indicate fetal heart malformation or abnormal fetal heart development. It may be due to mineral deposition in the papillary muscles of the fetus, or thickening of the ventricular chordae tendineae, and the possibility of incomplete perforation of the papillary muscles and chordae tendineae cannot be ruled out, requiring observation for a period of time.
During pregnancy examination, it was found that the fetus had strong echogenic plaques in the ventricles, which mostly represent chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus. If it is only a simple ventricular hyperechoic plaque, do not do any treatment for now. As the pregnancy progresses, this phenomenon may disappear on its own. It is recommended that expectant mothers regularly visit the hospital for follow-up examinations to understand the fetal heart status.
If the fetus has ventricular hyperechoic plaques and also has problems such as short femur or nasal bone loss, further fetal chromosome examination is needed. Expectant mothers can use non-invasive DNA testing or amniocentesis to determine if there are any abnormalities in the fetal chromosomes.
