Echogenic intracardiac focus is usually representative of a calcification or a microscopic fibrosis inside the papillary muscle, but may indicate other conditions.

The use of real-time intracardiac echocardiography to guide AF ablations is one possibility to reduce the risk of atrioesophageal fistula, a rare but deadly complication of the procedure. Further ...

A safety and feasibility study has shown that the insertion and optimization of left ventricular pacing leads with real-time intracardiac echocardiography resulted in an immediate improvement in ...

They are usually found in the ventricles within the papillary muscles or chordae tendinae. ... Echogenic intracardiac focus occurrence on ultrasound is nearly 13% of ultrasounds among Asians.