Figure 2From: Non infective severe aortic paravalvular leakage 7 years after surgery: the role of suture technique The aortic mechanical prosthesis shows a partial detachment at the level of the non-coronary aortic sinus. The semicontinuous suture was broken (white arrow) and the knot was loose. In the picture only one knot is visible since the last one was cut to make possible the aortic prosthesis explant.Back to article page