Which of the following diseases is NOT associated with secondary polycythemia?
A. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B. Chronic anemia
C. Congenital heart disease in which there is an abnormal communication between cardiac chambers that allows unsaturated venous blood to mix with oxygenated arterial blood, leading to delivery of unsaturated arterial blood to the tissues
D. An erythropoietin-producing kidney tumor
B
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