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Can a hiatal hernia or gerd cause heart symptoms and difficulty breathing?

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Yes: A hiatal hernia and gerd can cause chest pain and palpitations. A large hiatal hernia can cause shortness of breath by crowding your chest cavity and limiting expansion of your lungs.

Answered 2/23/2021

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Yes: see doctor!: Severe symptoms such as these indicate a need for surgical repair if medicines aren't working. A surgeon with expertise in reflux disease should get involved for appropriate work up and possible surgery. Severe reflux can lead to a variety of serious problems if not treated. Hiatal hernias should be carefully evaluated to investigate the possibility of a paraesophageal hernia- may be serious.

Answered 11/12/2018

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