Young Heart Attack Survivor Seeks Treatment for Smoking
Shelly suffered a near-fatal heart attack at the age of 28 due to being a heavy smoker. The Doctors send her to meet with interventional cardiologist Dr. Mehran Khorsandi, and Rocky Rosen, a man known as “the cigarette whisperer.”
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Dr. Vasim Lala
D.O., FACC, FSCAI, RPVI · Coronary, vascular and structural intervention
Trained at Mount Sinai in New York in advanced coronary, vascular and structural intervention. Focuses on minimally invasive heart and vascular procedures and on preventive cardiology, and writes for the American College of Cardiology.
View physician profile →Board certification verifiable through the American Board of Internal MedicineLast reviewed July 2026
