An echogenic intracardiac focus with no other structural finding is called an isolated soft marker. It appears in around 3 to 5 percent of normal pregnancies and by itself is not a diagnosis of any heart or chromosomal problem. What matters is the combined risk from your first-trimester screening plus this finding, read together by your obstetrician.
Next Steps
Please discuss the report with your obstetrician. If your NT and blood-screening result was low risk, no additional testing is usually needed.
Health Tips
Please do not draw conclusions from an isolated soft marker seen alone.