Voices of SCAD: Kristi and Mary

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

Kristi and Mary are superior athletes. They have done marathons, triathlons, and iron man competitions. Neither fit the profile of a person who has a heart attack. But both spent days in the hospital and months in cardiac rehab after suffering a SCAD (Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection) heart attack. In this video they talk about how they met, how Mary's experience helped Kristi (and vice versa), and how they continue to lead a life made fuller with top-level athletic events.

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.