According to a meta-analysis in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a 143-pound person could burn an additional 54 calories by standing instead of sitting for six hours. Assuming food intake remained steady, that would translate to a loss of 5.5 pounds over the course of a year.

Routine medical tests could be missing as many as two-thirds of heart attack diagnoses, researchers reported at CMR 2018, an annual conference dedicated to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Barcelona, Spain.

Omega-3 supplements may not protect a patient from heart disease or vascular events, according to a meta-analysis published in JAMA Cardiology.

The LOTUS Edge Aortic Valve System will not be available in Europe or the U.S. until at least 2019, Boston Scientific CEO Mike Mahoney said during a Feb. 1 conference call with investors.

National guidelines recommend teens aim for an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise per day to maintain good health and ensure future wellbeing, but researchers at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom are saying that might not cut it.

Edwards Lifesciences reported on Feb. 1 fourth-quarter 2017 sales of $888.5 million, a 16 percent growth year over year. The increase was largely driven by the success of the Transcatheter Heart Valve Therapy division, which brought in $519.3 million in revenue for the quarter

Tulane University researchers are enrolling patients for an 18-month pilot study to see whether cooking classes can help cut 30-day readmission rates for congestive heart failure from its current level of 22 percent.

People who have migraines are more at risk than the general population for a range of adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published in The BMJ.