Syncope after COVID-19 Vaccination in a Young Man with Unmasking Brugada Syndrome

Takafumi Okuyama1, Tomoyuki Kabutoya1, Yuki Gonda2

  • 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.

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