Cardiologists for Arcadia, a short run west on the 210
A blood pressure number that crept past 150/95 at the last physical. Family history that includes a parent’s stroke at 60. A racing heart that wakes you up in the small hours. Arcadia patients reach out to CACVI when their internist’s referral list reads like a wait-six-months handoff and the symptoms have other plans.
A cardiac diagnosis lands on the whole family. Adult children rearrange weekend plans around clinic days, multilingual households trade off translation duties at the consult, and the patient quietly googles things they do not want to ask out loud. At the Center for Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Interventions, Dr. Khorsandi and Dr. Lala — more than 15,000 cardiac and vascular procedures between them — give Arcadia families straight answers, direct physician phone access, and a treatment plan written for how you actually live.
Find out the cause of your heart condition.
Arcadia’s patient mix at CACVI skews two directions: longtime residents in their 60s and 70s carrying a parent’s family history, and younger Asian-American adults flagged for elevated lipid panels or a normal-weight A1c that is drifting into prediabetes. Cardiac risk in Arcadia is rarely about lifestyle in the obvious sense — it is about silent numbers and genetics that do not show until midlife. A full cardiac evaluation at our Beverly Hills office — about 30 minutes from Arcadia, west on I-210 and south through Pasadena — covers EKG, echocardiogram, stress testing, and a sit-down review the same day. Conditions we work through with Arcadia patients include coronary artery disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction (MI), heart arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AFib), mitral valve disease, and aortic valve disease.
Arcadia Cardiac Specialists
Arcadia residents already have Methodist Hospital of Southern California a few minutes away and several large cardiology groups across the San Gabriel Valley. The patients who choose CACVI usually tell us the same story: they wanted a small practice with two physicians who actually do the procedures, who answer the phone, and who write a report the referring doctor in Pasadena or Monrovia can act on. Dr. Khorsandi and Dr. Lala have looked after Arcadia families across generations — the grandparent who lived through valve surgery, the daughter now scheduling her first stress test.
Be prepared.
If a relative goes down at home in Arcadia — at the kitchen table, mid-walk near Santa Anita Park, anywhere — call 911 immediately and begin chest compressions. The nearest emergency department is Methodist Hospital of Southern California on Huntington Drive. Public AEDs are mounted at the Arcadia Library, the Westfield Santa Anita mall, most schools, and inside Santa Anita Park; a home AED is a sensible purchase for a household where someone already lives with cardiac disease.
If you are reading this with chest pressure that will not pass or a heartbeat you can feel in your throat, stop. Call 911. Do not drive yourself.
Your first appointment at our Beverly Hills suite (8741 Alden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90048 — about 30 minutes from Arcadia, I-210 south to the 110, or surface streets through Pasadena on a weekend) runs roughly an hour to ninety minutes. We open with the medical history: prior cardiac events in the family, current medications including any herbal supplements, recent imaging from Methodist or Huntington Hospital you can bring with you, and the symptom pattern that prompted the visit. Physical exam, in-office EKG, and echocardiogram all happen at the same visit. Translation help is available — say so when you book.
Protect your heart.
Trust Your Heart to Our Expert Care
On average, someone dies of cardiovascular disease (CVD) every 37 seconds in the U.S. There are 2,353 deaths from CVD each day, based on 2017 data.
High blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. About half of Americans (47%) have at least one of these three risk factors.
Roughly 2,353 Americans die of cardiovascular disease every day, and 47 percent of adults carry at least one of the three classic risk factors — elevated blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, or current smoking. The Arcadia population presents a quieter version of that picture: lower smoking rates, lower obesity rates, and on paper a healthier risk profile — but a higher background rate of hypertension among older Asian-American adults and a genetic tendency toward atrial fibrillation that is easy to miss until a stroke makes the diagnosis. The first job of a cardiologist for our Arcadia patients is to read past the normal-looking numbers and find what the family history is whispering.
CACVI’s experienced cardiologists are determined to provide each patient with experienced, compassionate care as they work diligently to improve your health.
Dr. Moinakhtar Lala and Dr. Mehran J. Khorsandi
Meet Your Arcadia Cardiologists
The Center for Advanced Cardiac and Vascular Interventions (CACVI) is led by Dr. Khorsandi and Dr. Lala, who have over thirty years of practice with over 15,000 vascular and cardiac procedures performed. Our physicians are determined to provide each patient with experienced, compassionate care as they work diligently to improve your health.
Why Arcadia patients choose CACVI
Our Los Angeles office at 8741 Alden Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90048 is ~30 min west via I-210 from Arcadia. Patients commute via I-210 for cardiac evaluation, vascular care, and follow-up imaging.
- Same-week appointments — we keep capacity open for Arcadia patients with acute symptoms (chest pain, palpitations, claudication).
- Hospital admitting privileges — our physicians have admitting/consult privileges at major hospitals serving Arcadia, including Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
- Direct physician contact — not a call center. Dr. Vasim Lala, MD, FACC or Dr. Moinakhtar Lala, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI reviews every new Arcadia case before the appointment.
- Insurance and LA County medical groups — we accept most major commercial plans plus Medicare.
Frequently Asked Questions for Arcadia Patients
How do I schedule an appointment from Arcadia?
Call (310) 853-2222 or use our online contact form. New patient appointments are typically available within 7–14 days at our Los Angeles office — ~30 min west via I-210 from Arcadia.
Do you accept patients from LA County?
Yes. We routinely see patients from Arcadia and the surrounding LA County area at our Los Angeles location.
What symptoms warrant immediate evaluation?
If you experience chest pain lasting more than a few minutes, sudden shortness of breath, fainting, or stroke-like symptoms, call 911. Do not drive to our Los Angeles office serving Arcadia — the nearest emergency room for Arcadia residents is Methodist Hospital of Southern California.
What does an initial CACVI evaluation include?
physical examination, medical history review, EKG (in-office), echocardiogram (in-office), risk stratification, and a personalized treatment plan. Additional testing is scheduled based on findings.
Are your physicians board-certified?
Yes. Dr. Moinakhtar Lala, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI and our other physicians are board-certified with subspecialty training. Verify current certifications via the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Do you offer telehealth for Arcadia patients?
For follow-up visits, medication management, and test-result reviews — yes. For new patients we recommend an in-person initial evaluation at our Los Angeles office.
Ready to talk with a Arcadia-area specialist?
Call (310) 853-2222 for our Los Angeles office or request a consultation online. We see Arcadia patients within 7–14 days for cardiac evaluation, palpitation workup, hypertension management, and vascular concerns.
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