{"id":118339,"date":"2018-03-14T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=118339"},"modified":"2018-04-04T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T22:17:19","slug":"what-to-know-about-scad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/what-to-know-about-scad\/","title":{"rendered":"SCAD: The Scary Heart Condition You Don\u2019t Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s never too early to start thinking about your heart health. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a condition that causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/heart-disease\/news\/20170130\/scad-heart-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40 percent<\/a> of all heart attacks in women under the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about this serious health condition? Read on for the details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is SCAD?<\/strong><br \/>\nSCAD occurs when a tear forms in one of the major arteries in a person\u2019s heart. As a result, blood starts to pool outside the heart, causing clots to form. The result? Slowed down or impaired blood flow to the heart that can lead to a heart attack or irregular heart rhythms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the symptoms?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe symptoms are similar to that of a heart attack. Symptoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chest pain<\/li>\n<li>Dizziness<\/li>\n<li>Extreme tiredness<\/li>\n<li>Nausea<\/li>\n<li>Shortness of breath<\/li>\n<li>Sweating<\/li>\n<li>Unexplained pain, especially in the arms or jaw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you or anyone you know experience these symptoms, consider it a medical emergency and call 911 or pay a visit to the emergency room.<\/p>\n<p><b>Who gets SCAD?<br \/>\n<\/b>Women experience SCAD more frequently than men, and it\u2019s most likely to occur in the weeks after a woman has a baby. Women who have high blood pressure, use cocaine, or experience extreme physical exertion are also at a higher risk for SCAD. However, it&#8217;s important to note that SCAD can occur in women who are in great health without any risk factors.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are some treatment options?<br \/>\n<\/b>The treatments for SCAD are similar to that of heart attacks. These can include placing a stent in the heart\u2019s arteries or performing cardiac bypass surgery. It&#8217;s important that SCAD is treated immediately to increase the survival rate.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on SCAD and heart disease in women, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenheart.org\/?page=Support_SCAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The National Coalition for Women With Heart Disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"It's never too early to start thinking about your heart health. Spontaneous coronary artery dissection ...","author":252621,"featured_media":118344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/07141835\/giulia-bertelli-94235-unsplash.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/07141835\/giulia-bertelli-94235-unsplash-386x200.jpg","formated_date":"March 14, 2018","category_name":"Wellness","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113835\/health-2.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#c63eef","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/252621"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}