Which defect typically causes early signs of heart failure in infancy (tachypnoea, poor feeding, hepatomegaly) due to volume overload?
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Correct answer: A large ventricular septal defect (VSD)
A large VSD causes left-to-right shunt and increased pulmonary circulation and workload on left heart, resulting in signs of heart failure early in infancy.
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