Phenotypic and pathophysiological heterogeneity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Abstract

This editorial refers to ‘Discriminating clinical features of heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction in the community’†, by J.E. Ho et al., on page 1734 and ‘Diastolic stiffness as assessed by diastolic wall strain is associated with adverse remodelling and poor outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction’‡, by T. Ohtani et al., on page 1742