A patient is diagnosed with a condition in which the heart doesn't pump efficiently, resulting in the body retaining abnormal amounts of fluid. This condition is called:

A. congestive heart failure.
B. ischemia.
C. a prolapse.
D. stenosis.


Answer: A

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