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Virtual SCADaddle & Mayo SCAD@Home
Updated Review of SCAD
Amy's SCAD Story
GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency

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Virtual SCADaddle & Mayo SCAD@Home

Registration is now open for our Virtual SCADaddle & Mayo SCAD@Home on Oct. 16-17

We're so excited about:

Two virtual SCAD socials on Zoom (Fri. & Sat. evenings)
Virtual live SCADaddle on Zoom
Presentation by Mayo Clinic SCAD researchers with Q&A on FB Live

Register today and join us for all or part of this great event! We will email links to all registered participants the week before. During registration, you can purchase a Virtual SCADaddle t-shirt. Purchase by 9/26 to receive your t-shirt by the SCADaddle weekend.

SCADaddles are our major fundraisers. With all in-person SCADaddles postponed until 2021, we hope you will continue to help raise funds for research. You can create a personal fundraising page once you register, post on social media and e-mail to friends asking for their support.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

A special thank you to our financial sponsors especially the Pinkert Family Foundation, an Anonymous Family Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Catalina Charitable Foundation (FL) and Jefferson Street Pub (MI).

Thank you also to Castello Creative for designing our Virtual SCADaddle logo and Wild Wallets for printing and shipping our t-shirts.

We have a number of sponsorship opportunities. E-mail scadinfo@scadresearch.org if you know of a possible sponsor.

Updated SCAD Review

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection - JACC State-of-the-Art Review was recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Click the above link to see an abstract of the review. The full 25 page review, which provides a clinical update on the diagnosis and management of SCAD patients, is available by subscription or purchase. Most cardiologists have subscriptions to JACC and can view the entire article.

For a summary of the published review, click key points. There is also a podcast summarizing each section of the review.

Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes is first author. Corresponding authors and contributors are Marysia S. Tweet, David Adlam, Esther S.H. Kim, Rajiv Gulati, Joel E. Price and Carl H. Rosefor. Dr. Melinda Davis put together the key point summary.

On behalf of SCAD survivors and families of SCAD Angels, thank you to everyone who worked on this review.

Amy's Story

Two years ago, Amy suffered a heart attack. When she arrived at the hospital, she was asked if she had a will and a power of attorney. Amys video is the latest video in the Voices of SCAD series. Amy talks about her two SCAD heart attacks at age 33.

Thank you Amy for candidly sharing your story and how SCAD has impacted your life. Amy reminds everyone that SCAD can happen to anyone, to be our own advocate and to listen to our own body.

Visit Voices of SCAD Videos for links to all of our published videos. Other videos will be added in the future.

Guidestar Highest Level of Recognition
98% of Our Revenue to Research

Once again, we received the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency, their highest level of recognition.

Click to review SRI Guidestar profile. Guidestar is the largest source of nonprofit information and has collected information on results from more than 13,000 nonprofits.

In 2019, 98% of our revenue supported research. Thanks to all of you, to date we have awarded almost $1 million to research! You can donate with confidence knowing 98% of your donation goes to research!

Thank you Pete Zich for serving on our Board as Treasurer, maintaining our financial records, and providing valuable advice to SCAD Research, Inc.

SCAD Research & Mayo Clinic Update

The Mayo Clinic SCAD Research E-Newsletter contain updates about their latest research findings as well as their appreciation of those who have participated in research. Check out their thank you to SCAD Research, Inc. for our financial support, complete with a few pictures.

Virtual Live Presentation with Q&A

Don't miss, Mayo Clinic's virtual presentation of their latest research findings at our Virtual SCADaddle & Mayo SCAD@Home event at 1:30pm (CST) on Oct. 17. Register today! We will email a link to Facebook Live to all registered participants the week before.

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