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Our Cause
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is a little known and poorly understood type of a heart attack caused when a sudden tear occurs within the layers of one or more arteries to the heart. This tear blocks blood flow causing a heart attack and sometimes death. Most patients are young, healthy and active women who do not have the typical risk factors of heart disease. Although less common, it can affect men too. SCAD can recur.
Research has identified several associated conditions and shown that patients with acute SCAD should be treated differently from other heart attack patients. Diagnosing and treating SCAD is more complex than traditional heart attacks. There is still no known cause and no way to prevent SCAD. Research is needed to identify the causes and the best treatment options.
SCAD - #1 cause of heart attacks in women under age 50, pregnant women & new moms
Our Mission
SCAD Research, Inc. is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds to support the most promising spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) research and to ultimately bring awareness, dissemination of knowledge and research findings to the bedside of patients with SCAD.
We have raised and donated a total of over $1 million to research since we started in 2011. The vast majority of our funds have gone to the Mayo Clinic SCAD Research Program in Rochester, MN . In 2019 (the most recent year with financial data) 98% of our revenue supported research. In 2018, 2019 and 2020, we have received the GuideStar Plantinum Shield of Transparency. You can donate with confidence knowing money raised goes to support research.
SCAD Research Inc: WE Make Research Happen Now!©
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- SCAD Research, Inc. - Ellen Robin
