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

Heart Attack

• Checklist - 10 Questions to Ask After a Heart Attack

  10 Questions to Ask After a Heart Attack. Was it a mild heart attack? What about side effects? Find out and set a realistic timetable for recovery.

• Article - What to Expect After a Heart Attack

  What to expect after a heart attack. A caregiver's guide to common physical and emotional concerns. Find out what to expect and how you can help.

• 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 - What to Do When Your Parent Experiences Depression After a Heart Attack

  Understanding the emotional aftermath of your parent's heart attack, including the warning signs of depression and what you can do 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.

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - In Men With Type 2 Diabetes, Bedroom Blues May Signal a Broken Heart

  In men with type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction may be a warning sign for serious heart trouble, including heart attack and death.

• Blog Post - Heart Attack! Do You Know the Warning Signs?

  Nearly half of patients with heart disease don't know the signs of heart attack. Here's a list of symptoms and what to do if heart attack strikes.

• Blog Post - My mother has asked not to be resuscitated if she has a medical crisis, but my siblings disagree on what constitutes a medical crisis.

  Before she showed signs of dementia, my mother decided...

• Blog Post - Link Between Depression and Heart Disease

  ScienceDaily offers a sneak peek at the findings of...

• Blog Post - Diabetes Studies: Good News? Bad News? Who Knows?

  How to make sense of drug study findings for people caring for parents with type 2 diabetes.

• Blog Post - Macular Degeneration: All Eyes Are on Hormone Therapy

  New research shows that taking hormones cuts a woman's risk of macular degeneration in half. But hormone therapy raises the risk for other health conditions.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How can I keep my father from overexerting himself after his heart attack?

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• Question - How can I get my father to stop smoking now that he's had a heart attack?

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• Question - How can I tell if my mother's having an angina episode or a heart attack?

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

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• Question - Exactly which chemotherapy drugs are cardiotoxic?

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• Question - When you have 100% blockage on the right side, 80% on the left and they tell you that surgery won't work, what is the next step?

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• Question - Could my father's loud snoring be caused by a medical problem?

  Loud snoring may indicate a medical problem like sleep apnea. Loud snoring could also be caused by obesity, alcohol, smoking, and medications.

• Question - What is the best way to gauge how much exercise is too much?...

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• Question - hes palpitation have suddenly become allot more frequent.

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• Question - Should my dad, who’s scheduled to have an operation unrelated to his diabetes, keep up his normal diabetes routine?

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• Question - Is a large bruise from a stent closure be cause for concern?

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• Question - How can I convince my father to have coronary bypass surgery?

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• Question - Why doesn't my mother's doctor want to perform a red blood cell transfusion, just because she's never had one before?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What is insulin resistance?

  What "insulin resistance" means, how it affects people with type 2 diabetes, and what you can do to treat the condition.

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

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• Question - How do we deal with my father-in-law's denial that my mother-in-law is dying?

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Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Flu shot could cut cardiovascular risks

  A yearly flu shot may reduce your parent's risk of stroke or heart attack.

News

• News - Heart Attack Boosts Diabetes Risk

  THURSDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- After a heart...

• News - Embryonic Human Stem Cells May Help Repair Heart Muscle, Lab Study Shows

  MONDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Experiments in...

• News - Family History Has Strong Effect on Cardiac Risk

  FRIDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Paying attention...

• News - Lowering Blood Protein Won't Help Kidney Patients

  TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Lowering blood...

• News - Diabetes Drug Avandia Boosts Heart Risks: Study

  TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A controversial...

• News - Jogging in Traffic Cuts Blood Flow to Heart

  WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a good...

• News - Drug-Coated Stents Go Head to Head

  THURSDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A survey of...

• News - Doctors Debate Drugs vs. Surgery for Angina

  FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Controversy still...

• News - 'Cosby' Star Tackles a Silent Heart Threat

  WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Actress Phylicia...

• News - Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger

  WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Three-quarters...