Disclaimer

Disclaimer

In an Emergency, Call 911

If you are having chest pain, pressure or tightness, shortness of breath, fainting, sudden weakness or numbness, or you believe you may be having a heart attack or stroke, call 911 now. Do not send us a message. Do not wait for a reply. Do not drive yourself.

Nothing on this website is a substitute for emergency care.

This Site Is Education, Not Medical Advice

HeartCare4life publishes this website so that patients and families can learn about the heart, about common cardiac conditions, and about the tests and procedures we perform. That is its purpose and its limit.

Everything here is general information. It is written for a broad audience. It cannot account for your age, your history, your medications, your other conditions, or the findings of your own examination and testing. General information is not a diagnosis, and reading it is not the same as being evaluated.

Cardiac symptoms in particular are notoriously difficult to interpret without examination and testing. The same symptom can be harmless in one person and serious in another. Please do not use this site to decide whether your symptoms matter.

No Physician-Patient Relationship

Visiting this website does not make you a patient of Dr. Vimal Nanavati or of HeartCare4life. Neither does reading our pages, watching our videos, filling in a contact or appointment request form, or sending us an email.

A physician-patient relationship begins when you are seen and accepted as a patient of the practice. Until that happens, no physician here has any duty of care to you, and nothing on this site should be read as advice directed at you personally.

Always Consult Your Own Physician

Talk to your own physician or a qualified health professional about any question concerning your health. Bring what you read here to them. It may be a useful starting point for a conversation, and that is the best use of it.

Never disregard professional medical advice, and never delay seeking it, because of something you read on this website. If your physician's advice differs from what you read here, follow your physician.

Do not start, stop, or change any medication or treatment based on this website.

Email and Web Forms Are Not Secure and Are Not Consultations

The contact forms and email addresses on this site are for administrative use, such as asking about hours, locations, or an appointment. They are not monitored around the clock.

Information sent by email or web form is not a medical consultation. It cannot replace a physician's independent judgment about whether a procedure is appropriate or risky for a particular patient.

Ordinary email is not secure. Please do not send detailed medical history, test results, or other sensitive information through this website. See our Privacy Policy for how we handle your information and for a secure alternative.

External Links Are Not Endorsements

This site links to outside websites as a convenience to our patients and visitors. Those sites are created and maintained by other public and private organizations.

We do not control them. We do not review their content on an ongoing basis. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of anything they publish. A link is not an endorsement of the organization, its content, its products, or its services.

Once you follow an external link you are subject to that site's own terms and privacy policy, not ours.

Individual Results Vary

Patient testimonials on this site describe individual experiences. They are shared with permission. They are not a promise or a prediction of the result any other patient will have. Outcomes in cardiology depend on the individual patient, the specific condition, and many factors outside anyone's control.

Testimonial Release

If you submit a testimonial to HeartCare4life, you authorize us to copy, publish, and distribute it to describe our services, in print, in multimedia, on this website, and in other media. You authorize us to use your name and biographical details alongside it. You waive any right to inspect or approve the finished material in which it appears.

You agree to make no monetary or other claim against HeartCare4life for that use, and you release the practice from any claim arising out of it, on your own behalf and on behalf of your heirs and representatives.

You may ask us to remove your testimonial at any time by contacting the office.

Social Media Icons

Social media icons on this site link only to official HeartCare4life profiles. They do not imply endorsement by, or ownership of, the brands whose logos appear. The icons are used as the platforms permit.

Questions

If anything on this site is unclear, call us rather than guessing. Bonita and South San Diego: (619) 585-0476. Redding and Northern California: (530) 433-5427. You can also book an appointment online.