SaibalKarMD

Cardiology • Thousand Oaks, CA

Interventional Cardiology

Associate Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

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Office
227 W Janss Rd
Ste 340
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone+1 805-852-9100

Fax+1 805-852-9101

Summary

Dr. Saibal Kar is a cardiologist in Thousand Oaks, CA and is affiliated with Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. He received his medical degree from NRS Medical College Calcutta and has been in practice 29 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology and is experienced in aortic stenosis, mitral valve disease, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid regurgitation.

Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 2001
UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1998
NRS Medical College CalcuttaClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

A Pivotal Trial to Establish the Efficacy and Long-term Safety of the Parachute Implant System Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 3
Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation (The COAPT Trial) and COAPT CAS Start of enrollment: 2012 Aug 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Continued Access to PREVAIL (CAP2) - WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Technology Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The MitraClip® EXPAND Study of the Next Generation of MitraClip® Devices Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 26
Completed
MitraClip REPAIR MR Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 21
Recruiting
Not Applicable
CHAMPION-AF Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 15
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
An Early Feasibility Study of the HighLife 28mm Trans-Septal Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 14
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Impact of Renal and Liver Function on Clinical Outcomes Following Tricuspid Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair.
Ulrich P Jorde, Raymond Benza, Patrick M McCarthy, Gorav Ailawadi, Brian Whisenant
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024-12-17
1 citations
Interatrial Shunt Treatment for Heart Failure: The Randomized RELIEVE-HF Trial.
Gregg W Stone, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Josep Rodés-Cabau, Stefan D Anker, Michael R Zile
Circulation. 2024-12-10
1 citations
Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients With Complex Tricuspid Valve Anatomy.
David H Adams, Gilbert H L Tang, Brian K Whisenant, Susheel K Kodali, Gagan D Singh
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-12-09

Journal Articles

Structural 3-Year Outcomes of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Conduit Failure in the Pulmonary Position from the COMPASSION Multicenter Clinical Trial
Gregory A Fleming, Girish S Shirali, Mark A Fogel, Julie Vincent, Vasilis C Babaliaros, Dennis W Kim, Evan M Zahn, John F Rhodes, Saibal Kar, Aimee K Armstrong, ScienceDirect
Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure
JoAnn Lindenfeld, Saibal Kar, Michael J Mack, Samir R Kapadia, Gregg W Stone, Ian J Sarembock, William T Abraham, Andreas Brieke, David J Cohen, Steven O Marx, Brian W..., The New England Journal of Medicine

Lectures

LAA Occlusion Complications I: If It Can Happen, It Will (With Case Examples)
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
Watchman I: Device Evolution, Patient Selection, and Tips and Tricks
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
MitraClip Tricuspid… Growing Experience – Technology and Clinical Updates (Triluminate I & II)
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/14/2019
Case Presentation and Clinical Device Discussion
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/12/2019
Leaflet Grasping Devices
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
MitraClip in FMR
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/13/2019
Recurrent MR After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair: How Often? Will Another Clip Work?
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/14/2019
MitraClip for Acute MR Decompensation
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/14/2019
Dissection
CRF Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) - Structural Heart Disease Summit - Chicago, IL - 6/14/2019
A Post-COAPT Update: New Data and Next Steps for Mitral Valve Repair
CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/27/2019
WATCHMAN: Device Characteristics, Procedural Technique, Clinical Outcomes, Ongoing Studies, and Evolution to WATCHMAN FLX
CRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019
Chicken Wing LAA: Technical Approach to Straightforward and Extreme Anatomy
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
LAA Closure: Challenging Cases and New Evidence
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Interventions: Imaging Determines Success
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
ACC Panelist
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Debate: Transcatheter Mitral Leaflet Repair Is the Repair Technique of Choice
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Mitral Valve Interventions: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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Press Mentions

Peijia Medical Engages Professor Saibal Kar as Exclusive ConsultantSeptember 6th, 2021
Confirmed: Watchman FLX LAAC Device Safe for Nonvalvular AFib PatientsJuly 23rd, 2021
Boston Scientific Heart Implant Linked to Steep Drop-off in AFib-Related Stroke Risk: StudyJuly 21st, 2021
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