Atrioventricular valve replacement

Apparatus for use with prosthetic valve leaflets that are configured to be deployed within a native atrio-ventricular valve that is disposed between an atrium and a ventricle of a heart of a mammalian subject, the native atrio-ventricular valve including a valve annulus, valve leaflets, chords, and papillary muscles, the apparatus comprising:

• a valve frame configured to support the prosthetic valve within the native atrio-ventricular valve, the valve frame comprising:
• an atrial part comprising a disc-shaped portion configured to be deployed on an atrial side of the valve annulus, and a frustoconical portion;
• a cylindrical part to which the prosthetic valve leaflets are coupled, the cylindrical part configured to be deployed such that a ventricular end of the cylindrical part is disposed within the ventricle;
• and
• a plurality of protruding struts that are configured to protrude from outside the cylindrical part, the frustoconical portion of the atrial part being coupled to the cylindrical part via the protruding struts.