Global SCAD registry launches to prevent recurrence of rare heart attacks

NCT ID NCT04496687

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This international registry is collecting information from 2000 people who have had spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a rare cause of heart attacks. Researchers will track participants' health over time to better understand the condition and develop best practices for prevention. The study is observational, meaning no new treatments are being tested.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this registry could lead to better guidelines for preventing SCAD and its recurrence.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test any therapy. Results depend on data quality and may take years to influence practice.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute coronary syndrome Death, Sudden, Cardiac idiopathic spontaneous coronary artery dissection myocardial infarction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

  • Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

  • Catholic Medical Center

    Manchester, New Hampshire, 03102, United States

  • Cedars Sinai

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

  • Emory Healthcare System

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States

  • Inova Heart & Vascular Institute

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Intermountain

    Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

  • Johns Hopkins

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente Northern California

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114-2696, United States

  • Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029-6574, United States

  • Northwestern Medicine

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Oklahoma Heart

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States

  • Providence

    Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States

  • St. Luke's Mid America

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

  • UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)

    Los Angeles, California, 93003, United States

  • UT Southwestern

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • University Hospitals--Case Western

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • University of Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40508, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33602, United States

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

  • University of Washington Medicine

    Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

  • Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, NSW 2010, Australia

  • Washington University

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States