1. Health
2. When a parent has a heart problem

Mild Heart Disease

• Checklist - 10 Ways You Can Help Your Parents Prevent a Heart Attack

  Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Reduce the risks by following these 10 ways to prevent a heart attack.

• Article - TIA: What You Should Know if Your Parent Is at Risk for a Stroke

  Understanding your parent's risk of a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or ministroke, including the symptoms of a TIA and what you should do if your parent has a stroke or a ministroke.

• Article - Managing Congestive Heart Failure

  A parent with congestive heart failure can lead an active life, especially if he knows how to manage the early-stage symptoms. Here's how to help.

• Article - How to Tell if Your Parent Is Having a Heart Attack

  Five heart attack symptoms to watch for and how to respond if you see symptoms of a heart attack.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Should my father be taking aspirin now that he's been diagnosed with heart disease?

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• Question - Why are my father's heart palpitations getting more frequent?

  What causes frequent heart palpitations in the elderly? Frequent heart palpitations can have various causes, from anxiety to atrial fibrillation.

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - React FAST to a Possible Stroke

  If you think your parent may have had a stroke, act F...

• Tip - Heart-Healthy Chocolate?

  How can you help lower your parent's blood pressure...

• Tip - Stock Your Parents' Freezer With Heart-Healthy Meals

  If your parents have heart problems make it easier for them to eat healthfully and create and freeze enough heart-healthy meals to last a week or two.

• Tip - Keep a Notebook to Help Manage Heart Failure

  Careful, accurate records are vital when your parent...

• Tip - Monitoring Fluid Retention for Heart Failure

  If your parent has heart failure, one of the important...