Massive SCAD registry aims to unlock mysteries of rare heart attacks
NCT ID NCT01429727
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is creating a large registry of people who have had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a type of heart attack. Researchers will collect medical history and follow participants over time to learn more about risk factors, treatments, and long-term outcomes. The goal is to improve awareness and care for this serious condition.
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 provide crucial insights into SCAD, leading to better prevention and treatment strategies for this serious heart condition.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so direct patient benefits are not guaranteed.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jul 2011
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Men and women with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) as confirmed on angiogram.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who have been cared for at Mayo Clinic with a diagnosis of SCAD * SCAD in women who are pregnant or within 12 months postpartum at the time of SCAD * SCAD in individuals who self-identify as a member of a racial or ethnic group that is currently underrepresented in the registry. This would include anyone who identifies as: Black/African American, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and any race with Hispanic ethnicity * SCAD in a man * SCAD in persons younger than 30 years of age * SCAD within the past 2 weeks (acute) * SCAD patient enrolling into any other Mayo Clinic SCAD Research Study * SCAD in individuals who have a relative that has had a SCAD event Persons with history of SCAD who are interested in participating in the study but do not meet the updated inclusion criteria will not be enrolled at this time. However, they will be given the option to share their contact information in order to be invited to future Mayo Clinic SCAD studies.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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