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SCAD is the most common cause of heart attacks in pregnant and postpartum women. Over 90% of people who develop SCAD are women. [25] It is especially common among women aged 43–52. [17] With angiography and improved recognition of the condition, diagnosis of SCAD has improved since the early 2010s.
ACADS deficiency and SCAD deficiency, [1] Short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Symptoms: Cardiomyopathy , delayed speech [2] Causes: Mutations in the ACADS gene [3] Diagnostic method: Urine test, Genetic test [4] [5] Treatment: Intravenous fluids/ high dextrose concentration [5]
SCAD may lead to abdominal pain, especially in the left lower quadrant, intermittent rectal bleeding and chronic diarrhea. [1] The cause of SCAD is unknown, but may be related to local colonic ischemia, fecal stasis, or mucosal prolapse. The factors that cause SCAD likely overlap with inflammatory bowel disease. There are four types of SCAD ...
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It’s also possible that Hutt experienced spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which is when a tear in the artery wall occurs, per the Mayo Clinic. It’s considered an emergency ...
Acronym "SCAD" Spontaneous coronary artery dissection; Stable coronary artery disease (stable ischemic heart disease) (see Coronary artery disease § Stable angina) Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis, a type of colitis; Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, an enzyme; Scad, name for various fish in the jack family, Carangidae
SCAD typically presents with rectal bleeding with or without bowel habit changes. Fever is usually absent. Unlike other diverticular diseases, SCAD symptoms spontaneously resolve on its own without or with very limited pharmaceutical intervention. Endoscopic evaluation and biopsy are needed for diagnosis.
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