Helpful Links

Wondering about your condition or its treatment? Here are some helpful links to bring you up to speed.

• Meet Dr. Hetal Bhakta: https://www.palmspringslife.com/hetal-r-bhakta-m-d-top-doctors-2016/
• Heart conditions and healthy living from the American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/en/
• Keep up with heart news on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AmericanHeart/
• Electrical, structural, and surgical heart conditions: https://www.hrsonline.org/Patient-Resources/Heart-Diseases-Disorders
• Downloadable fact sheets about heart disease from the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/about.htm
• Robotic care for arrythmias: http://www.roboticarrhythmiacare.com

In this age of widespread Internet availability, patients with heart disease have many online resources available to help them understand their condition such as WebMd, Wikipedia, Mayo Clinic, and more. While these sites can educate you about heart disease and malfunctions, they are no substitute for talking with your cardiologist about your particular situation. The symptoms listed in internet sites might apply to several conditions; only your cardiologist/ electrophysiologist can properly diagnose and treat your symptoms.

Call us at (760) 883-1600 to make an appointment to discuss your condition.

If you are experiencing chest pain in the center of your chest, discomfort in other areas of the upper body, shortness of breath, cold sweats, nausea, lightheadedness, slurring of speech, face drooping, or arm weakness, you may be having a heart attack or stroke. Please call 911 or go to your local emergency room.