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A research team led by Emily Lau from Massachusetts General Hospital examined the association between arterial stiffness and left ventricular diastolic function during exercise in men and women with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). The team found women with HFpEF have higher arterial stiffness compared to men, and this stiffness is associated with abnormal increases in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure during exercise.