Brugada-like Precordial ST Elevation on ECG by Anterior Mediastinal Infective Mass Lesion
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1 Pertussis Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland, 2 Turku Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 3 Finnish DNA Microarray Centre, Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, 4 Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Screening, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, 5 Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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