Quick links
Below are some links to useful information.
Beat SCAD leaflets & information
SCAD for healthcare professionals leaflet
Aftercare for SCAD patients leaflet
Talking to children about SCAD leaflet
Beat SCAD’s summary of the European Position Paper on SCAD
Other medical conditions associated with SCAD
Beat SCAD videos
Beat SCAD Conference videos and presentations
Dr David Adlam’s most recent summary (June 2018) of SCAD diagnosis, treatment and management
Dr Abi Al Hussaini explains the mental wellbeing aspects of recovery from SCAD
Catherine Mulcaster talks about Psychology and self help after SCAD
Harriet Mulvaney talks about going back to work after SCAD
Information for healthcare professionals
Referral to an NHS SCAD clinic
Glenfield Hospital Leicester Referrals
European Position Paper on SCAD, February 2018
Open Heart Journal’s summary of the European Position Paper and the American Scientific Statement
European Society of Cardiology guidelines on ACS, including SCAD, September 2020
Support groups
Facebook SCAD UK and Ireland Survivors group
Facebook group for SCAD family and Friends
Mental wellbeing after SCAD
Counselling & therapy
General information, including how to refer yourself (you don’t need to access counselling via your GP)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing therapy) to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder
Resources to help with anxiety
NHS information on anxiety, fear and panic
NHS information on Generalised Anxiety Disorder & medication
NHS information on improving mental wellbeing
Mind information on anxiety and panic attacks
Meditation and Mindfulness
NHS information on mindfulness
Mindful information on mindfulness
Practicing Gratitude (lots of information on this here but practising gratitude can be as simple as thinking of three things you are grateful for as you go to sleep, which will hopefully give you sweet dreams)
Breathing
Five-minute breathing meditation
Rectangular breathing – this is really easy to learn and a very effective tool
Learning how to sleep better
Mental Health Foundation information on sleep
Sleep Council information on sleep
Headspace information on how to sleep better
Sleep Foundation sleeping tips
Exercise after SCAD
NHS information about cardiac rehab
BHF advice about exercise in the early days after a heart attack
Information about the heart
NHS Inform (Scotland’s national health information service) describes here how our hearts function
NHS information about heart failure
The Cleveland Clinic’s information on Ejection Fraction and Heart Failure
Finances
Department for Work and Pensions website
Employment Support Allowance for periods of short-term illness
SCAD research
Sign up to help UK SCAD research
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