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Heart failure in the neonate can be due to extracardiac conditions, with the only features on echocardiogram being a dilated right heart with or without pulmonary hypertension. This should prompt a search for extracardiac left to right shunts due to arteriovenous malformations such as those present in the brain, liver or kidneys.
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Rao, S.J.V. (2016). Think Outside the Chest. In: Magee, A., Till, J., Seale, A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_12
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