TY - JOUR T1 - Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - s24 LP - s29 DO - 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-2-s24 VL - 18 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Andrew R Harper AU - Hitesh C Patel AU - Alexander R Lyon Y1 - 2018/04/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/18/Suppl_2/s24.abstract N2 - Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) represents a heterogeneous collection of conditions that are unified by the presence of a left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50%, evidence of impaired diastolic function and elevated natriuretic peptide levels, all within the context of typical heart failure signs and symptoms. However, while HFpEF is steadily becoming the predominant form of heart failure, disease-modifying treatment options for this population remain sparse. This review provides an overview of the diagnosis, management and prevention of HFpEF for general physicians. ER -