We recommend systolic/diastolic hypertension be controlled according to the hypertension guidelines to prevent and treat HF-PEF (Recommendation Strong, Quality High).

We recommend diuretics be used to control symptoms from pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema (Recommendation Strong, Quality High).

Values and Preferences These recommendations place a high value on the known etiologic factors for HF-PEF and less on known outcome-modifying treatments which, unlike in HF-REF, are still quite limited.