SCAD Alliance News and Information

Research Roundup #3

For this edition of Research Roundup, I’m “back in my lane” talking about psychosocial research (and not trying to describe cardiac imaging studies – whew!) ...
Victor Change Cardiac Research Institute

First International Site Joins Multi-Center iSCAD Registry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SITE JOINS MULTI-CENTER iSCAD REGISTRY  New partnership brings genetic expertise in understanding of SCAD heart attack   ALEXANDRIA, VA (06/14/2023) ...

SCAD conference and patient symposium a BIG success

Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute hosted two important SCAD events in Charlotte, N.C. ... On April 21, 2023, clinicians and interested patients attended ...

Last day…Order your “listen to your heart” awareness jacket!

Order now! Your jacket will ship this week...How many times has someone said to you, "SCAD? Never heard of it." Our new jacket spells out ...

Register today! SCAD Patient Symposium in Charlotte, NC, on April 22, 2023

The Sanger SCAD Patient Symposium is taking place Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. Meet other spontaneous ...

Research Roundup–Second Installment…

Welcome back to the second installment of Research Round-Up, and thanks to those of you who read, shared, and commented on our first column: https://scadalliance.org/latest-news/research-round-up-1/ ...

Happy Heart Month resources for you…

It's February and for SCAD survivors that means shouting from the rooftops that not all heart attacks are caused by cholesterol plaque. Sometimes it may ...
Tina Pittman Wagers, PsyD, MSW

Introducing…Research Round-up!

  "Research Round-up" is a new column written by Tina Pittman Wagers, MSW, PsyD. As a psychologist, SCAD Alliance adviser, and SCAD survivor herself, Tina ...

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 ...

Heart 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 ...

End-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 ...

The Power of One: SCAD Advocacy

The Ask the Experts panel will discuss advocacy and how it can play an important role in your healing and help raise awareness of SCAD at the ...