Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
SCAD is an uncommon but potentially dangerous cause for heart attacks in young patients and especially young women (less …
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I love the demonstration with toilet paper made it click with under standing
I had mine in July of this year. Central chest pain which wasn't too severe, but it radiated up to my mandible, which was the give away. It was a small SCAD in a terminal branch of my left artery. Im 57, have low BP, low cholesterol, am fit, etc. I think mine was brought on by the physical stress my body went through caused by several years of extreme iron deficiency anaemia from myomas, which resulted in a hysterectomy in January this year.
I had a SCAD 7 years ago at 52 – had a blow to the chest at the heart with wooden handle of shovel. Now having A-Fib symptoms… cleaning up the diet and gonna lose 25 pounds to see if I can resolve it
Fantastic explanation thanks so much
This happen to me
I am sad about it because I take very good care of my health
I am totally confused about it
But I did go to rehab
Because I miss my work out and
I try to keep my blood pressure under control. I just don't know how to cope
Hi! I had it on 20.07.2022, a week after c-section. I’m 37 years old. I was resuscitated. I had a stent put in. It was my second STEMI. I had a 24 hour ekg when I had my scad. I have this file if you are interested.
Would you consider doing an updated video on SCAD to include any relationship between hypertension and SCAD, SCAD and aneurisms or dissections in other arteries, and Anything else new you’re learning on SCAD. Great video. Thank you!
I turned 25 last Wednesday; that day I had a small surgery to remove a contraceptive implant that needed local anesthetics, unusually, I started sweating and feeling nauseous, ended up vomiting and it was of course attributed to nervousness. A day after I started feeling nauseous again, couldn't get to sleep due to chest/ribcage pain, my neck and jaw would feel so tense I felt like a truck was crashing me, let aside the extreme fatigue and short of breath I've been feeling . I have diagnosed anxiety so I tried to attribute the symptoms to that, but I've never felt like this; the heartburn, the feel that I'm about to pass out out of nowhere… Still, i am kind of shy to seek for help since my mom and girlfriend say that it's just that I'm getting better from the small surgery, I don't know what to do. Am i exaggerating? I mean, "I am young and healthy"
Thank you yes awareness is key definitely. Mine was out of the blue i was stressed and very emotional at the time.
Jus had one 2 weeks ago. 35 male here.
Afraid.90% blocked, 2 stents put in. Angiogram was no fun, Fingers crossed no reaccurance. Will be asking my doctor to see if i have fmd. What about sex after scad? I was perscribed asa and dapt and 2 others
Can you talk more about blood thinners as treatment with SCAD?
Is surgery a more permanent solution?
Just came home from hospital diagnosed with SCAD, scare looking for answers….. Is pain in middle of chest during healing or right after first episode normal?
It's so strange that I had Never heard of SCAD until a few days ago! Then I started watching back to back videos of women who had experienced SCAD and told their stories. And how almost all of them were dismissed at first as it being nothing more than an anxiety or panic attack! Because even the EKG didn't show anything abnormal? WOW. Very Scary.
Is there any way to know if it's a scad or normal heart attack through an angiogram
Nice video
Thank you so much. I suffered my first SCAD attack 2 weeks ago. I’m 54, healthy and very curious as how this happened. Can you please post your FB and IG handles so I can follow you more closely. And thank you again.
New DX @ 57yo
Could you please do a video on thoracic aortic aneurysm?
Nice summary Sanjay
Thank you Dr Gupta – I saw this video months ago and had had a SCAD heart attack 7 months prior. You referenced in your video to let you know if you'd like our story placed on your site – yes, please do …if you've any questions or want any additional details, please reply to this post and I'd be happy to set up a time to share my story… I was 46 at the time, had none of the traditional risk factors for traditional heart disease and had a SCAD heart attack and went into cardiac arrest several times all within an hour after the first chest pain of my life…please continue to spread the word…we are relatively young survivors of a terrifying life event and then told limited information about how to prevent it…it's beyond scary and wrong that more isn't known about this type of heart attack as in the US it is now the biggest cause of heart attacks for women under 50 and pregnant and postpartum women. Thank you
I suffered a SCAD several years ago, and this is one of the best explanations I have seen. Excellent presentation with great information, and I will be showing this to my friends and family to help them to understand. Thank you so much.
well explained doctor I had a SCAD episode 2 years ago but I was 58 at the time.I aslo was found to have FMD in both legs.Stress and hormone replacment the doctor thought contributed to it.