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On October 27, 2014 Heidi (survivor) and Nat Henson presented Mayo Clinic a ceremonial check for $100,000 on SCAD Research, Inc.’s behalf. Our founder, Bob Alico (center) was also at the presentation and reception which followed. This donation will be used to further research under the leadership of Dr. Sharonne Hayes. The presentation of the […]

Great news…the Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Research Program under the leadership of Dr. Sharonne Hayes now has its own page on Mayo Clinic’s Website. The Mayo’s SCAD Research Program is innovative, multidisciplinary and collaborative. Its goal is to advance the understanding of the underlying causes and risk factors for SCAD as well as develop […]

The Board of Directors approved an $100,000 donation to Mayo Clinic’s SCAD research program under the leadership of Dr. Sharonne Hayes! This tremendous accomplishment was only possible because of the united effort by those who have been impacted in some way by SCAD. This year in addition to SCAD Research, Inc. successful national 5K SCADaddle […]

An interesting roundtable discussion by prominent professionals focused on the rise of personalized medicine and its potential impact on a variety of diseases. Participants in this roundtable sponsored by the House Energy and Commerce Committee include industry, medical, FDA and congressional leadership. The roundtable explores how genomic sequencing and diagnostic testing as well as regulations […]

Angiographic Characteristics and Clinical Implications What is the connection between coronary artery tortuosity and SCAD? Learn more in this article by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular Intervention, American Heart Association journal.

What started as a family ski trip in December 2013 quickly turned into a life-threatening emergency for his Wally’s daughter. Now, Wally Posner and his family are determined to bring awareness to the little-known condition that nearly took his daughter’s life. Read about Mountain Miracle and Wally’s journey to bike 1250 miles and raise $500,000 […]

This year, SCAD Research Inc. was privileged to have both Dr. Sharonne Hayes, SCAD research team lead at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and Dr. Timothy Olson, principle investigator of SCAD DNA research, share their latest research findings during the lunch following the 5K SCADaddle for Research. Click on this YouTube link to watch the 1.5 […]

This past December, Wally Posner and his family were skiing when Danielle, his healthy, 20 year old daughter suffered a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) on a mountaintop in Colorado. After the ski patrol’s heroic efforts, an ambulance ride to Vail and a medevac ride to Aurora, CO, Danielle’s life was saved. As Wally learned […]

Based on lots of positive feedback, our inaugural chip-timed 5K run for research was a success! Runners who were looking for a challenging course were not disappointed at this year’s SCADaddle for Research. Runners and walkers enjoyed the 5K cross country trail, despite some mud and puddles along the way. Click SCADaddle 5K Age Group […]

AmazonSmile is an easy and automatic way for you to support SCAD Research, Inc. every time you shop at no extra cost to you. Instead of going to Amazon.com, simply go to smile.amazon.com. The first time you shop through AmazonSmile, select SCAD Research as your 501(c)(3) charity of choice. Once selected, anytime you purchase a […]