Talk:Echogenic intracardiac focus

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Hello,

Under the Summary, the first sentence appears to say that if EIF is found, then the child may develop a chromosomal abnormality--as if the EIF is the cause. "An EIF in the fetal heart may increase the chance for the baby to have a chromosome problem." Of course, any chromosomal damage would only occur before conception, not as a result of having an EIF. So, I think the sentence should be changed to something like: "An EIF in the fetal heart is associated with an increased chance of chromosomal damage. Or something along those lines.

Thanks, -b624 B624 (talk) 18:04, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Asians and Europeans[edit]

Also, though I have not done my own research, I have just talked to an obgyn. He said that Asians have a much larger chance of developing and EIF. I was told that the probability of Europeans developing an EIF are ~5% and Asians are ~33%. Once again, I did not do this research, however, if someone else wants to search for the reference to back it up, it would be an appropriate addition to this article. B624 (talk) 18:14, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]