At 37 years old, I’ve survived four SCAD heart attacks, am I going to have another? After suffering my fourth SCAD heart attack in July 2026 I thought it was finally time to speak up and tell my story to spread more awareness and advocate for women’s health specifically SCAD.

For the past two years I’ve been on a massive health journey. I’ve lost weight, changed how I eat, started running recently running 10km non-stop and going to the gym four times a week. I genuinely felt the healthiest and strongest I’ve been in a very long time.

I was diagnosed with SCAD at the age of 49.  I had been for a walk that morning as Im normally on alternate walk/run days followed by half hour weight training. 

As a healthy 38yo with good blood pressure, good cholesterol, good blood sugars, not once did I think I was having a heart attack.

Allison was 42 years old, fit, active, and living a healthy lifestyle, she says "A heart attack was the last thing on my mind"

When Jenny looks back on the weeks leading up to her SCAD heart attack, there are many small signs she now recognises yet didn’t fully understand at the time.

Stephanie was a healthy 57 year old with no underlying health issues when she had a SCAD heart attack. SCAD is a leading cause of heart attack in women.

David had received a full heart check-up and was given the all clear (managing small levels of plaque) when he had a SCAD heart attack aged just 52.

Jane was 56 and at her very fittest when she had a SCAD heart attack. Jane is a registered nurse & her husband is a doctor. Neither of them had heard of SCAD.

Cate had just had her 3rd child when she suffered a coronary artery dissection.  Initially dismissed as a problem with feeding, Cate had a triple heart by-pass.