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The patient presented with an atypical phenotype characterized predominantly by atrial arrhythmias, atrioventricular (AV) conduction abnormalities, and wide complex tachycardia and sinus node disease without the characteristic electrocardiographic features of either syndrome. The phenotype was most likely driven predominantly by the SCN5A variant. Given his unpredictable episodes of high-grade conduction block and potential risk of ventricular arrhythmias, a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was implanted. Family screening revealed segregation of SCN5A and KCNH2 variants in different relatives, each with mild or absent phenotype. 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