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Professor Christopher Miller HFpEF on the rise: navigating the heterogeneity In an engaging opening talk, Professor Christopher Miller (University of Manchester) revealed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as the dominant form of heart failure (HF), rising by 10% every decade. Over 70% of patients with HF have HFpEF, most of whom are over 65 years of age experiencing complex comorbidities. The diagnostic challenges in heterogeneous groups were discussed against the background of the diagnostic criteria provided by European Society of Cardiology (ESC)1 as some patients with clinical signs of HFpEF show normal