"I volunteer to try to help everyone affected by SCAD, and to educate the medical community -- particularly those in emergency medicine -- to recognize and treat SCAD quickly and appropriately."
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, or SCAD, impacts the lives of both the afflicted and their families. It is most often misdiagnosed and can occur with no clear warning signs. SCAD Alliance is dedicated to understanding and managing this unforeseen condition and supporting those whom it has affected.
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“What comes to mind … advocate, resources, a lifeline, heart sisters. I volunteer so younger active people know they too are at risk. I volunteer to find the cause.”
“I volunteer for SCAD Alliance because it is an organization that seeks to empower survivors with information, resources, and advancements in research by working with multiple institutions and individuals.”
“Connecting with the SCAD Alliance website and Facebook page became my first line of hope. I found links to a wealth of current research. Best of all, I gained a new realization of strength and hope.”
“It is great to go to war with colleagues who are there every step of the way as aggressively as you are and you there as aggressively as they are.”
“SCAD Alliance is the ‘heart’ of collaborative SCAD science and progress. I volunteer to ensure that everyone understands that every blockage is critical, and we won’t rest until the cause of artery dissection is understood.”
“I volunteer to try to help everyone affected by SCAD, and to educate the medical community — particularly those in emergency medicine — to recognize and treat SCAD quickly and appropriately.”
“SCAD was a life-altering event that changed my life completely. I volunteer to be a part of that change for others. Knowledge is power!”
“I think we need to remind ourselves that we don’t know much about SCAD. So it’s important that we take care of ourselves, visit our doctors, and be very conscious of the fact that whatever problems we have could be related to our heart.”
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SCAD News and Information
Reproductive health and SCAD
Watch this panel on women’s reproductive health and SCAD to understand what we know about the role hormones may play in SCAD. The doctors reviewed recommendations regarding contraception, pregnancy, and menopause symptom management. Most important, they offered sound advice gained through their personal experience helping SCAD patients. Two-time SCAD survivor and SCAD Alliance board member Rebecca
Read MoreHeart Month — Why SCAD clinical trials are so important
Our Heart Month “Ask the Experts” February 5 addresses the importance of clinical studies and women’s cardiovascular research. Listen through this link: https://youtu.be/YzPy3kg2d5E Special guests are all iSCAD Registry principal investigators (PI): Dr. Heather Gornik, University Hospitals — Cleveland Dr. Gretchen Wells, University of Kentucky Dr. Esther Kim, Vanderbilt University Meet the Panelists Dr. Heather
Read MoreEnd-of-Year Ask the Experts Round Up
Is SCAD heart disease? Can I ride a roller coaster? In the past six months, SCAD Alliance has solicited survivors’ questions to be reviewed and answered by an expert panel during our monthly webinars. Today, we close out the year by answering some unique questions and recapping some of the hot topics survivors care about.
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