Match the item with its characteristic or property
___ Diastolic heart failure
___ Ejection fraction
___ Stroke volume
___ Systolic heart failure
___ Natriuretic peptide
A. A peptide released from stretched cardiac muscle
B. Impaired ejection of blood from ventricle
C. The percentage of the blood in the ventricle that is ejected during systole
D. Impaired ventricular filling
E. The volume of blood ejected from the ventricle during a systolic contraction
D, C, E, B, A
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