Cardiology care for Westlake Village and the Conejo Valley
If chest tightness woke you up last night, if your watch flagged an irregular rhythm during a Conejo Valley trail run, or if your primary care doctor in Westlake Village told you it was time to see a cardiologist — our Tarzana office is the closest place to start, about 15 minutes east on US-101.
Most Westlake Village patients we see at CACVI fall into two groups: parents in their 40s and 50s following up on a stress test their internist flagged, and retirees who want to keep hiking the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area without worrying about how the heart will hold up. Both deserve a cardiologist who walks them through the imaging on screen instead of reading from a chart. Dr. Mehran J. Khorsandi and Dr. Moinakhtar Lala have performed more than 15,000 cardiac and vascular procedures across thirty-plus years of practice — and they sit with you in the room. Not a fellow, not a PA.
Find out the cause of your heart condition.
Most Westlake Village patients book us for one of three reasons: a stress test that came back equivocal, palpitations that won’t quit during exercise, or leg pain after walking the Conejo Creek trails. Our Tarzana office is roughly 15 minutes east on US-101, so the round trip is shorter than driving to most West LA cardiology practices. In one visit we can run an in-office cardiac evaluation, EKG, and echocardiogram, then walk you through what we found. Conditions we treat regularly for Westlake Village patients include coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, valve disease, and peripheral arterial disease.
Westlake Village Cardiac Specialists
For Westlake Village, the practical question is which cardiology group you can actually get into without a six-week wait. Our Tarzana office holds same-week appointments for patients in the 91361 and 91362 ZIP codes who present with acute symptoms. Dr. Khorsandi or Dr. Lala reads every new Westlake Village chart personally before the visit, so your first thirty minutes aren’t spent re-explaining the referral note.
Be prepared.
If you live in Westlake Village and your heart rhythm goes wrong tonight, the closest emergency room is Los Robles Health System on East Janss Road in Thousand Oaks — about 5 minutes from most of the city. That is where 911 will take you, and you should not drive yourself.
Keeping a basic AED at home or in a Westlake Village community center pays for itself the one time it matters. Survival from sudden cardiac arrest drops roughly 10% for every minute without defibrillation. Once you’re stable after a cardiac event, our Tarzana office handles the cardiology follow-up so you don’t have to drive into West LA for it.
A first visit at our Tarzana office — 15 minutes from Westlake Village on US-101 — usually runs 60 to 90 minutes. We collect your history, the cardiac symptoms you’ve actually noticed, family history of early heart disease (which matters for Conejo Valley families where a parent or sibling had an early MI), and any current medications. Most patients get an EKG and an echocardiogram during the same visit, so you leave knowing whether you need a stress test, a Holter monitor, or just a six-month recheck. We send the visit summary back to your Westlake Village primary care doctor the same week.
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.
Westlake Village skews older and more affluent than the LA County average, which means more patients here are catching coronary disease in time for medical management — but it also means more of you are managing five or more cardiac medications by age 65. Our job is to keep your regimen lean: confirm what’s actually needed by the imaging, drop what isn’t, and check in twice a year so your statin-and-beta-blocker stack doesn’t quietly turn into a seven-drug pile.
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 Westlake Village 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 Westlake Village patients choose CACVI
Our Tarzana office at 18370 Burbank Blvd Suite 707, Tarzana, CA 91356 is ~15 min east via US-101 from Westlake Village. Patients commute via US-101 + Westlake Blvd for cardiac evaluation, vascular care, and follow-up imaging.
- Same-week appointments — we keep capacity open for Westlake Village patients with acute symptoms (chest pain, palpitations, claudication).
- Hospital admitting privileges — our cardiologists have admitting/consult privileges at major hospitals serving Westlake Village, including Los Robles Health System.
- Direct physician contact — not a call center. Dr. Mehran J. Khorsandi, MD or Dr. Moinakhtar Lala, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI reviews every new Westlake Village case before the appointment.
- Insurance and LA / Ventura border medical groups — we accept most major commercial plans plus Medicare. Verify your network before scheduling.
Frequently Asked Questions for Westlake Village Patients
How do I schedule an appointment from Westlake Village?
Call (818) 855-3777 or use our online contact form. New patient appointments are typically available within 7–14 days at our Tarzana office — ~15 min east via US-101 from Westlake Village.
Do you accept patients from LA / Ventura border?
Yes. We routinely see patients from Westlake Village and the surrounding LA / Ventura border area at our Tarzana location. Many of our patients drive ~15 min west via US-101 for follow-up cardiology care.
What symptoms warrant immediate cardiac evaluation?
If you experience chest pain lasting more than a few minutes, sudden shortness of breath, fainting, or stroke-like symptoms (one-sided weakness, slurred speech, vision changes), call 911 immediately. Do not drive to our Tarzana office serving Westlake Village — the nearest emergency room for Westlake Village residents is Los Robles Health System. For non-emergent evaluation (intermittent palpitations, fatigue, exertional shortness of breath), schedule with CACVI.
What does a cardiac evaluation typically include?
An initial CACVI cardiac evaluation includes: physical examination, medical history review, EKG (in-office), echocardiogram (in-office), risk stratification, and a personalized treatment plan. Additional testing — stress echo, Holter monitor, cardiac CT, vascular duplex — is scheduled based on findings.
Are your cardiologists board-certified?
Yes. Dr. Moinakhtar Lala, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI and our other physicians are board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, with subspecialty training in interventional cardiology, vascular medicine, and cardiac imaging. Verify current certifications via the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Do you offer telehealth for Westlake Village patients?
For follow-up visits, medication management, and test-result reviews — yes. For new patients with cardiac symptoms, we strongly recommend an in-person initial evaluation at our Tarzana office so we can perform the in-office EKG and echo.
Ready to talk with a Westlake Village-area cardiologist?
Call (818) 855-3777 for our Tarzana office or request a consultation online. We see Westlake Village patients within 7–14 days for cardiac evaluation, palpitation workup, hypertension management, and vascular concerns.
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