A65-year-oldslightlycyanoticmanpresentstohisphysiciancomplainingofruritusandnosebleeds.Abloodtestrevealsahematocritof62%,leadingtothediagnosisofpolycythemiavera.Treatmentincludesaspirintopreventthrombosisandperiodicphlebotomytoreducethehematocrit.Thereductioninhematocritisbeneficialbecauseitdoeswhichofthefollowing?
A. Reducesbloodvelocity
B. Decreasescardiacoutput
C. Reducesbloodviscosity
D. Increasesarterialoxygensaturation