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I feel pressure in my sternum now when i walk i have a hiatus hernia i am also a little breathless could i have coronary artery disease also? i do n
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Chest symptom: Hiatal hernia can ask coronary artery symptoms. It is possible to have both.
Answered 6/4/2013
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Could be : Hiatal hernias often mimick cardiac disease, but it is if vital importance to first make sure the heart is ok before attributing the symptoms to the hiatal hernia.
Answered 6/6/2013
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