If you’re looking for the straight truth about heart care — beyond the noise — this is where it starts. At SAAOL Heartcare Delhi, under the leadership of a pioneer in non-invasive heart treatment, Dr. Bimal Chhajer, we’re changing how India looks at heart disease. From lifestyle modifications to the latest and safest bypass surgery alternative, EECP treatment in Delhi/NCR, we treat without a knife. The general perception among people is that heart disease always requires surgery. But the truth is, with science today, and the non-surgical treatment for heart disease we offer here, the story changes – and CT Angiography plays a starring role in it.
If you’re Googling “What is CT Angiography? Or is CT angiography better than normal angiography, like “CT Angiography vs Conventional Angiography,” the odds are -you, or someone very special to you, are experiencing a time of the unknown. Perhaps there was a chest pain that didn’t feel right. Perhaps the red flag came up after you spoke to your doctor. Or perhaps, like millions of others today in their 40s and 50s, you are one of those seeking merely to be one step ahead of heart disease.
There are the truths that can make you see this test differently. Truths that might save you from needing a bypass surgery, or from a stent you don’t need. Today, you’re going to get to know the inside story, real insights from the 30 + years of expertise.
Ready?
Truth #1: CT Angiography is an Early Detection Game-Changer
Most people believe CT Angiography is simply a heart scan. But what they don’t realise is that it can catch the most dangerous stage of heart disease—the invisible one.
Heart disease begins with silence. Before you gasp for breath, before your cholesterol report looks “worrisome,” soft plaques begin growing inside your arteries. These are the real killers, not the hard and calcified ones that come later in life.
CT Angiography is currently the only test that can noninvasively identify these vulnerable plaques. That means, if your arteries are holding on by a thread—but you haven’t suffered a heart attack—this scan will let you know precisely when to take action before a catastrophic event occurs.
Real Talk: Your treadmill test could come back “normal.”
Your ECG? Same.
But that CT Angiography might show 40% of soft plaque that is ticking like a time bomb.
Truth #2 — All Hospitals Don’t Have the Same CT Angiography Machines
Let’s dispel a myth: Not all CT Angiography (CT Angiograms) are created equal.
Hospitals love advertising, “we have CT Angiography,” but they seldom tell you what type of machine they are using. And that, my friend, can be the difference between detecting disease early and not seeing it at all.
Here’s what matters:
- Slice count (you’ll also hear this referred to as 64-slice, 128-slice, and 256-slice)
- Scan speed
- Image resolution
- Radiation dose
For example, at SAAOL Heartcare Delhi, we have recommended at least a 128-slice machine with good temporal resolution. Why? Because faster machines mean fewer motion artifacts (the heart beats fast, remember?) More sophisticated machines can see plaques in smaller, deeper arteries. Plus, you can do functional and anatomic imaging with advanced scanners (something most people don’t ever seem to be asking for when they want you to do a scan).
You wouldn’t pay for a blurry X-ray of your lungs, would you? Why compromise with a low-resolution image of your heart’s lifeline, then?
Truth #3: CT Angiography Can Help You Avoid Angioplasty or Bypass Surgery
If someone has a positive treadmill or a borderline report, they are often shunted into invasive angiography and stenting, or even bypass surgery.
CT Angiography can reveal whether you need that intervention, or if your disease can be reversed with lifestyle modification and EECP therapy.
Imagine this scenario:
Your report states: “40–50% stenosis in LAD artery.”
Your cardiologist tells you, “We should do a traditional angiography to verify.”
But already the CT Angiography is showing that it’s positive and it ain’t flow-limiting and it’s stable.
What does this mean?
You can buy yourself time. Give non-invasive therapies a try — SAAOL’s zero-oil diet, stress management, EECP — before going in for surgery. This test isn’t only diagnostic. It empowers you with choice.
Truth #4: CT Angiography May Be a Better Choice than Traditional Angiography — Especially for Women and Seniors
Let’s be real, traditional angiography (aka, the “cath lab” procedure) is invasive. It requires threading a catheter into your groin or wrist and squirting dye directly into your heart arteries. While it’s accurate, it’s not risk-free.
- Bleeding at the catheter site
- Infection
- Rare but serious complications like stroke or allergic reactions to dye
Now imagine a 65-year-old mom, or a grandmother, with borderline kidney function and diabetes.
Do you want to put her through that unless necessary?
Enter CT Angiography—done in 15 minutes with no hospitalizations, no catheters, and no need for as much contrast dye.
For women, who often have diffuse heart disease (not just one block), CT Angiography helps map the entire coronary tree and reveals patterns that invasive tests may miss.
In short: It’s safer, smarter, and more insightful—especially in early-stage or ambiguous cases.
Truth #5: CT Angiography Can Tell You If Your Lifestyle Change Is Working
This may be the most empowering secret. For example, what if your initial CT Angiography demonstrated early building plaques? You got serious.
You started zero-oil cooking. You started the SAAOL Heart Wellness regimen. You even completed EECP.
Now what?
A follow-up CTA (12-18 months after your initial) can visually compare your arterial health. It’s the closest you can get to a “before-and-after photo” of your heart’s hidden health.
This is a huge motivation. As a result of the fact that most people find it hard to make a change in their lives without some kind of feedback. CT Angiography is your mirror, saying, “Yes, you’re healing inside.”
And for some? It may signal canceling the bypass surgery that felt inevitable before.
CT Angiography Myths You Should Forget Immediately
Clearing out some misinformation:
Myth 1: CT Angiography is not as Accurate as Traditional (i.e., Invasive).
Truth: For mild disease or non-critical disease, it’s as accurate and much safer.
Myth 2: CT Angiography is only for people with chest pain.
Truth: It’s a great choice for anyone with risk factors — family history and diabetes, cholesterol, or even borderline reports.
Myth 3: Everybody doesn’t need CT Angiography, and it’s too expensive.
Truth: It’s far more cost-effective than going straight for an invasive angiogram, hospital stay, or stenting you didn’t need.
When to Opt for CT Angiography?
Don’t Let Delay Become Regret
The problem with heart disease isn’t that it’s incurable. It’s that we catch it too late. CT Angiography is the one window into your arteries before pain, before crisis, before damage becomes irreversible. And unlike traditional tests, it’s painless, quick, and shockingly insightful—if you know what to look for. So, whether you’re reading this for your mom, dad, partner, or yourself, it’s not just another test. It’s your early warning system.
Book your CT Angiography with SAAOL’s professionals and high-end machines.
Get in touch with us, and for more information, contact SAAOL Heartcare Delhi. Eventually, your heart will thank you.