SCAD retrospective study published in Circulation

• By 11614
• Reply 3218989
• July 17, 2012 at 4:59 pm
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Thank you for sharing. It's an interesting article and very educational.

• By Artista
• Reply 3219826
• July 17, 2012 at 11:07 pm
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In all ways appreciate the share of this info. So good they are compiling extensive patients, correlating can be tough but the more the better for us all. :)

• By HenJules
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• July 27, 2012 at 10:11 am
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Dear Katherine
Thank you so much for sending this article on. Its very exciting that now there is evidence based scientific information
to inform Doctors caring for patients who have experienced SCAD. I will forward this to my two cardiologists.The relatively high incidence of
reoccurance of SCAD shows how important SCAD research is.
Best wishes

• By NewBirthday
• Reply 3310228
• August 21, 2012 at 8:53 pm
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Okay, so I feel like a fool sending out a post about SCAD at Mayo...I really am so ignorant to this site and posting and anything pretty much computer related. I am not even on face book!! Gasp!! Any way, Katherine, I hope you can help me out with the most recent of all your posts due to time constraints-gotta get back to work-if you have time. Would love to know the highlights and look forward to hearing from you again. PS-you are my only friend...Do I get direct updates if I accepted your friend request when I first signed up?? Ugh!
Connie
New Birthday

• By KAKLeon
• Reply 3312100 · In reply to 3310228 by NewBirthday
• August 22, 2012 at 1:33 pm
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hi Connie! It can be a bit confusing when you first start out. There aren't any formal updates, just what we all post as a discussion or journal, which is more private. Usually the best way to get things rolling is by posting a discussion and labeling it "spontaneous coronary artery dissection" from over in the topics menu. Then, as each Member logs on and checks the SCAD area, we'll see your discussion.

Once the discussion is underway, inspire will send an alert to your email whe someone has commented in a discussion you're following.

I actually like how it works. Is much easier to stay up to date on a topic than in fb. Lots of times, things get buried quickly on it.

Must run for now ... Hope you're having a good one and I'll check on you later!
Katherine

• By cellojazz
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• August 23, 2012 at 4:32 pm
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Thanks for posting this article! Today is my two-year anniversary since my SCAD/MI and I'm celebrating still being here!!! I finally was able to join in the Mayo clinic study a couple of months ago. It's really quite incredible what this forum has been able to do in terms of sharing our stories and information. I found this site just days after my SCAD and have been following it ever since. Together we are stronger.

• By Linda51
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• August 24, 2012 at 12:19 am
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Hi,

August 18 was the third anniversary of my Coronary artery dissection during angiogram. The research being done on SCAD...instigated by the brave women here may indeed help solve the mystery of SCAD and save lives. I am thankful every day for you all and so grateful to have found this site . Thanks for continuing to pass on info like this article.

Happy Anniversary Cellojazz ...these are huge milestones...wishing you many , many more !!

Welcome NewBirthday..I am so glad you found this site..it was hugely helpful in the early days of my recovery and I still come here daily .

Linda

• By KAKLeon
• Reply 3471847 · In reply to 3316686 by Linda51
• October 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm
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Bumping this up for the newer members. It is excellent info to print off or send to your cardiologist. This is the largest case series of SCAD patients ever studied at one institution.
K

• By Chee
• Reply 3479188
• October 22, 2012 at 2:41 pm
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Thank you for bumping this. I will be sharing with my doctors - thanks again! C

• By KAKLeon
• Reply 3503282 · In reply to 3479188 by Chee
• October 30, 2012 at 11:15 pm
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You are very welcome! It seems odd, doesn't it, educating our doctors on our condition? But the good ones appreciate it!
K

• By KAKLeon
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• January 3, 2013 at 10:02 am
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Bumping up for the newer members ... this was published July 2012. It is a retrospective case review (not data from the current SCAD clinical trials)
K

• By KAKLeon
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• January 30, 2013 at 12:52 pm
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Bumping up this information for Merbear, cjt0803, and Bedilia ... and anyone else interested in sharing with their cardiologists. This retrospective look yielded key findings and refined the focus for the ongoing research at Mayo Clinic.