Prosthetic heart valve having non-cylindrical frame

An implantable prosthetic device, comprising:

• a radially expandable and compressible frame comprising a plurality of struts each comprising a plurality of segments, a plurality of intermediate portions, a first end portion, and a second end portion;
• a valvular structure comprising a plurality of leaflets mounted in the frame such that a majority of the volume of the leaflets is disposed in a first portion of the frame comprising the second end portions of the struts;
• and
• wherein the intermediate portions and the first end portion have a first width, and wherein the second end portion has a second width less than the first width.

An implantable prosthetic device, comprising:

• a radially expandable and compressible frame comprising a plurality of struts each comprising a plurality of segments, a plurality of intermediate portions, a first end portion, and a second end portion;
• a valvular structure comprising a plurality of leaflets mounted in the frame such that a majority of the volume of the leaflets is disposed in a first portion of the frame comprising the second end portions of the struts;
• and
• wherein the first end portions have a first width, the second end portions have a second width, and the intermediate portions have a third width, the first and second widths being smaller than the third width.