September 3, 2012
Dr. Sharonne Hayes, lead SCAD researcher at Mayo Clinic and chair of SCAD Research, Inc. Scientific Advisory Committee, is featured in this article about SCAD. She talks about SCAD and the start of necessary research. Read more at kaaltv.com
August 29, 2012
At 33, Meghan Schreiber suffered two SCADs at the same time. Meghan’s cardiologist Dr. Ron Stella and Dr. Sharonne Hayes, Mayo Clinic’s lead SCAD researcher discuss SCAD. Video from abclocal.go.com
August 24, 2012
Bernadette Hamilton from Scotland suffered a SCAD at age 34 while at a wedding reception. Rushed to the hospital, it took doctors three days to diagnose her condition. She shares her experience and the impact SCAD has had on her life. Read more at scotsman.com
August 22, 2012
A healthy 19 year old, Daniella Rodriguez suffered a SCAD while shopping for Christmas presents. Daniella, her father and her friend talk about their experience. Dr. Jason Reingold, her cardiologist, uses a model as he talks about SCAD.
August 9, 2012
Dr. Glenn Davison, a cardiologist at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis writes about SCAD. Read more at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tracy Hjelle, the softball pitching coach at Luther College (Decorah, IA), suffered a SCAD as she and her team were preparing to travel to a game in Wisconsin. She is now part of the SCAD study at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) Watch video at news.iowapublicradio.org
August 8, 2012
Cathy Sessions, 55, is a retired school teacher, dedicated aerobics instructor and SCAD survivor. She participates in Mayo Clinic’s SCAD studies to build a database of SCAD survivors and create a biobank of blood samples to determine if genetic factors are involved. Read more at choteauacantha.com
July 24, 2012
Cheryl Crisman drove herself to the emergency room not feeling good and thinking she had the flu. Instead she was having a heart attack caused by SCAD. Read more at Herald-News
June 28, 2012
Twenty-six SCAD survivors met for their first reunion, which followed the first annual 5K for SCAD Research in Naperville, IL. Prior to the reunion, these survivors only met through social media. Read more at Chicago Sun-Times
June 12, 2012
Deb McGarry had just finished delivering a eulogy at her grandmother’s funeral when she started to have severe pains. A few hours later she suffered a heart attack caused by SCAD. Social media serves as a support group for SCAD survivors around the world. Read more at Chicago Tribune