Percutaneous Closure of a Persistent Left Atrial Appendage Leak After Surgical Ligation: A Novel Use of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II (AVP2)

Authors

• Kareem Elgendi, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Henry Ukwu, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Hany Youssef, HCA HealthcareFollow
• David Abraham, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Robert Sheppard, HCA HealthcareFollow
• Ali Abdul-Jabbar

Files

Division

West Florida

Hospital

HCA Florida Northside Hospital

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026

Keywords

Left atrial appendage leak, Surgical ligation, Amplatzer vascular plug II

Disciplines

Cardiovascular Diseases | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

Original Publisher

HCA Healthcare Graduate Medical Education

Recommended Citation

Elgendi, Kareem; Ukwu, Henry; Youssef, Hany; Abraham, David; Sheppard, Robert; and Abdul-Jabbar, Ali, "Percutaneous Closure of a Persistent Left Atrial Appendage Leak After Surgical Ligation: A Novel Use of the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II (AVP2)" (2026). West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026. 22.
https://scholarlycommons.hcahealthcare.com/westflorida2026/22