| HFpEF | heart failure with preserved ejection fraction |
| ET | exercise training |
| EX-DHF-P | exercise training in diastolic heart failure-pilot trial |
| UC | usual care group |
| LVMI | left ventricular mass index |
| LAVI | left atrial volume index |
| VO2peak | peak oxygen consumption |
| VE/VCO2 slope | minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope |
| E/e’ | ratio of transmitral Doppler early filling velocity to tissue Doppler early diastolic mitral annular velocity |
| FIA | flow injection analysis |
| GEE | generalized estimating equation |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| BL | baseline |
| FU | follow-up |
| HCA | hierarchical clustering analysis |