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A 63-year-old man presents with progressive exertional dyspnoea and bilateral ankle oedema. Echocardiogram shows normal left ventricular ejection fraction but concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction. He has long-standing poorly controlled hypertension. According to CCS heart failure guidance, what term best describes his condition?

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