SCAD Research

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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare and poorly understood cause of acute coronary syndrome, heart attack and sudden cardiac death that occurs as a result of a sudden tear in the inside of a coronary artery that blocks the flow of blood to the heart muscle.

SCAD RESEARCH, INC., has dedicated itself to helping raise funds to support the most promising research being done on spontaneous coronary artery dissection.  We have found the leading research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and will be directing all of the research funds to Mayo Clinic’s SCAD research project, under the direction of Dr. Sharonne Hayes.

SCAD Facts:

• Researchers have identified several risk factors for SCAD, but the vast majority of cases occur in people with no known risk factors or underlying condition.
  

• SCAD is more than twice as common in women as in men.
  

• SCAD causes heart attacks and can result in life threatening arrhythmias and sudden death.
  

• Pregnancy is a risk factor for SCAD; 30 percent of SCAD cases in women occur near the time of delivery of a baby.
  

• The average age of a SCAD event is 42 years, but it can occur in people as young as their early 20's.
  

• 70 percent of SCAD cases occur in people under age 50 years.
  

• Some people with SCAD have genetic mutations that increase their risk of dissections of  arteries in other parts of their bodies.
  

• SCAD is an emergency and requires urgent treatment.
  

• SCAD can recur; up to 10% of patients experience two or more events.
  

...and we don't know why!

Want a better idea of what SCAD is, check out this video from Mayo Clinic: