SCAD Alliance News and Information

Current Knowledge, Research Gaps, and Innovative Research Initiatives

Screenshot "The iSCAD study design arose out of the need for increased diversity both among patients and investigators. Historically, SCAD registries have included populations that ...

Migraine headache and SCAD

"Migraines are common, frequent, and a source of disability in patients with SCAD. The association between female sex, anxiety, and depression may provide some insight ...

PTSD and SCAD focus of first publication of the iSCAD Registry

The publications committee of the iSCAD Registry is pleased to announce the first journal article based on the iSCAD data, which explores the link between ...

New ways to support SCAD Alliance…

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Thank you for supporting SCAD Alliance!

Every dollar makes a difference... As a non-profit funded by patients, caregivers, and friends, SCAD Alliance takes your financial support to heart. Many of you ...

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 ...