STUDY SESSION A team of Los Robles Health System medical professionals is the first in the state to participate in a clinical trial for a device that helps alleviate symptoms of refractory angina. Courtesy photo Los Robles Health System has announced it is the first hospital in California and on the West Coast to enroll a
JOB WELL DONE Doctors and nurses from Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks celebrate after successfully completing a new procedure earlier this year. In their hands: the box that contained the trial device they implanted in a local patient and the delivery catheter. Acorn file photo Dr. Saibal Kar, an interventional cardiologist with Los
On Oct. 21, Dr. Saibal Kar, an interventional cardiologist at Los Robles Health System, led the Los Robles team in implanting the first in the U.S. left atrial appendage closure device that uses a rotational locking system to completely close the left atrial appendage and help prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The study