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Dr. Saibal Kar, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology
Professional interests include: ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), percutaneous transluminal coronary artery angioplasty, resuscitation, and more.
227 West Janss Road Suite 340
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Dr. Saibal Kar, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Thousand Oaks, CA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. Dr. Saibal Kar, MD is affiliated with HCA Far West Division, CENTRIC HEALTH, GOLDEN STATE PROVIDERS, A MEDICAL CORPORATION and Los Robles Regional Medical Center.

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Office Locations

Address:

227 West Janss Road Suite 340
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

Some issues Dr. Saibal Kar, MD can help you with:

Biopsy

A biopsy is a procedure performed to remove a small sample of cells for testing. The cells are examined in a laboratory to check for disease, or sometimes to see how badly a known disease is affecting them. Biopsy can be performed on any part of the body.

Although biopsy is most often associated with cancer, it can also be used to check for other diseases, such as infections. A biopsy sample can be scraped, cut, collected with a needle, taken with a machine that punches out a tiny piece, or removed with the tiny tools in an endoscope.

In most cases, a biopsy is a simple outpatient procedure. Depending on the procedure, patients may need to stop taking certain medications beforehand, such as blood thinners. It is important for patients to tell doctors if they are pregnant, as certain biopsies require the use of x-rays to guide the needle to the right location. There is usually very little pain associated with a biopsy. Patients will have to wait a few days to hear the results.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

  • Age
  • Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
  • A family history of heart attacks
  • Smoking
  • Obesity
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News 

“"It is a very interesting space, and there is a need for mitral valve replacement," said Dr. Saibal Kar, director of interventional cardiac research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.”—"Market for new heart valve device could take years to build", Fox News, December 2015
“Dr. Saibal Kar performed the innovative procedure on Barletta at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.”—"New Valve Procedure Doesn't Open Heart", CBS New York, February 2007

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Saibal Kar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Saibal Kar, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Thousand Oaks, CA were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and catheterization.

angioplasty 82
cardiac procedures 566
cardioversion 17
catheterization 204
diagnostic procedures 54
doctor visit 322
emergency care 22
hospital care 121
implant surgery 50
inpatient care 121
minimally invasive procedures 345
stent placement (stenting) 80
ultrasound (sonogram) 274
vascular procedures 144

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saibal Kar, MD.

Gender
Male 209
Female 143
Ethnicity
Black / African American 18
Asian / Pacific Islander 23
Non-Hispanic White 270
Native American / Alaskan Native
Hispanic 25
Other 8
Age
75 to 84 138
85 and over 81
Less than 65 18
65 to 74 99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Saibal Kar, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Saibal Kar, MD treated were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 60
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 60
Depression 18
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 11
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 35
Atrial Fibrillation 48
Cancer 13
Dementia 12

Education & Training

He completed residency at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He has a state license in California.

Residency: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Saibal Kar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HCA Far West Division
CENTRIC HEALTH
GOLDEN STATE PROVIDERS, A MEDICAL CORPORATION
Los Robles Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Saibal Kar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Abbott Laboratories $400,008 Mitra Clip system
$198,598 		Vascular
$81,159 		MitraClip
$56,682 		MitraClip System
$31,529 		Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire
$13,815 		Other
$18,224
Boston Scientific Corporation $383,060 WATCHMAN
$256,173 		Watchman Device
$23,945 		WATCHMAN Access System
$19,551 		GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS
$13,569 		General - Structural Heart
$10,324 		Other
$59,497
Ethicon Inc. $264,916
$264,916
Medtronic, Inc. $136,307 COREVALVE EVOLUT R
$82,986 		CoreValve Evolut
$47,703 		RESOLUTE ONYX
$4,698 		Avalus
$366 		Confida
$129 		Other
$426
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. $58,534 Product in Development
$32,942 		CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder
$19,251 		HELEX Septal Occluder
$5,189 		GORE CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder
$438 		C3 Delivery System
$389 		Other
$326
Other $112,779 OtherNA
$39,768 		CoreValve Evolut
$13,658 		Investigational Devices
$3,282 		Impella
$1,780 		Heart Valves
$1,351 		Other
$52,941
Types of Payments
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $432,571
Acquisitions $264,916
Consulting Fee $251,572
Travel and Lodging $244,992
Food and Beverage $94,010
Other $67,542

Research Payments

Dr. Saibal Kar, MD has received 406 research payments totaling $4,271,837.

Biography

Dr. Saibal Kar's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Kar (or staff) is conversant in Bengali, Hindi, and Punjabi. He is professionally affiliated with HCA Far West Division.

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