HFPEF is defined as clinical signs of congestive heart failure with a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction over 50%. It accounts for about half of all heart failure cases and is associated with significant mortality. The pathophysiology involves abnormal ventricular stiffness from an upward and leftward shift in the end diastolic pressure-volume relationship. This results in poor exercise tolerance and fatigue. While the exact causes are unclear, comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes and obesity likely play a key role. No treatments shown to improve outcomes for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction have been effective for HFPEF.