Cardiology: from the daily briefing

Every daily briefing item tagged cardiology, newest first. The weekly roundup is on the cardiology page.

• Oct 30, 2026Stamford Health pilots FDA-cleared AI that reads routine ECGs for hidden structural heart diseaseShareDeployment
• Oct 29, 2026Meta-analysis finds only apixaban cut both stroke and major bleeding vs. warfarin in AF with prior strokeEvidence
• Oct 29, 2026Abbott says FDA approved the Amplatzer Paraclose occluder to seal paravalvular leaks after valve replacementRegulation
• Oct 28, 2026LEAP-Block trial compares left bundle-branch area pacing with right ventricular pacing in AV block over 24 monthsEvidence
• Oct 28, 2026Abiomed Automated Impella Controller units recalled for hardware, firmware or software updatesIncident
• Oct 27, 2026Sutter Health adds heart failure patients to its remote monitoring program, using BodyPort's FDA-cleared scaleShareDeployment
• Oct 27, 2026Medtronic CareLink SmartSync programmer recalled over inaccurate pulse generator longevity estimatesIncident
• Oct 26, 2026FDA clears Coreline Soft software that segments the aorta on chest CT and measures its diameter by zoneShareRegulation
• Oct 26, 2026Deep parasternal intercostal plane block eases pain but does not improve recovery after cardiac surgeryEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026AHA and partner societies issue consensus guidance on female-specific cardiovascular prevention and careEvidence
• Oct 23, 2026FDA approves Edwards' Pascal Precision system for transcatheter repair of severe tricuspid regurgitationShareRegulation
• Oct 22, 2026FDA clears Elucid's FFR-IQ, which estimates fractional flow reserve from coronary CT angiography using plaque featuresShareRegulation
• Oct 17, 2026FDA early alert ties burst balloons on Edwards delivery systems for the Sapien M3 mitral valve to one death and one serious injuryShareIncident
• Oct 12, 2026FDA grants De Novo to BridgeSource's SmartRead, a handheld device that names a pacemaker or defibrillator maker in about 20 secondsShareRegulation