High blood pressure and Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction

It is really important to control the blood pressure as tightly as possible in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to a thickening of the heart muscle. As the heart muscle gets thick, it's less able to relax and that can cause the symptoms associated with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Ideally a blood pressure under 135 over 85 on average during the day is the target and this can be achieved with different blood pressure control tablets. Even if the heart muscle has become thick over a period of time that can be reduced back towards a normal size thickness if the blood pressure is really well controlled.