Voices of SCAD: Sonia

Why am I having chest pain? I'm a young woman with no risk factors?
-- Typical SCAD patient.

When Sonia had her SCAD heart attack she was on the phone with her 16 year old son. He was only a block away at the time, and heading in her direction. In this video she describes that day and her recovery.

To improve awareness, please share this video with any woman you know who has had chest pain whose cause has not been specifically identified.

At https://www.scadresearch.org/about/ are links to three flyers, one for patients, one for emergency room personnel, and one for EMTs. Consider sharing them with any healthcare professionals or emergency responders you know.

#scad
#scadresearch
#takotsubo
#panicattack
#SpontaneousCoronaryArteryDissection

These keywords are to help those with undiagnosed SCAD find this video in their searches. Sadly, without a correct diagnosis, this is all the information they have.
- Takotsubo syndrome
- broken heart syndrome
- stress
- panic attack
- chest pain
- maybe
- "weren't sure"
- "sent me home"
- "sent her home"

Music: "Disquiet" available at http://incompetech.com, copyright by Kevin Macleod.