Prosthetic valve with expandable frame and associated systems and methods

A prosthetic valve, comprising:

• a radially compressible and expandable frame extending from an inflow end portion to an outflow end portion along a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of angled struts forming a plurality of rows of cells, the frame further comprising a plurality of vertical posts, wherein the rows of cells define a central lumen of the frame and comprise an outflow row of outflow cells;
• and
• a leaflet construct disposed within the central lumen of the frame and coupled to the frame;
• wherein each outflow cell of the outflow row of outflow cells comprises:
• a first side boundary formed by one of the vertical posts;
• a second side boundary formed by an intersection node at which four of the angled struts meet;
• a downstream boundary formed by a first set of interconnected angled struts of the plurality of angled struts;
• and
• an upstream boundary formed by a second set of interconnected angled struts of the plurality of angled struts.

A prosthetic valve, comprising:

• a radially compressible and expandable frame extending from an inflow end portion to an outflow end portion along a longitudinal axis and comprising a plurality of angled struts forming a plurality of rows of cells, the frame further comprising a plurality of vertical posts, wherein the rows of cells define a central lumen of the frame and comprise an outflow row of cells;
• and
• a leaflet construct disposed within the central lumen of the frame and coupled to the frame;
• wherein the vertical posts are angularly spaced from each other in the outflow end portion of the frame, and wherein the outflow row of cells includes, between adjacent ones of the angularly spaced vertical posts:
• a first asymmetrical cell;
• and
• a second asymmetrical cell;
• wherein the first asymmetrical cell includes a first side boundary formed by a first one of the adjacent vertical posts and a second side boundary formed by an intersection node at which four angled struts of the plurality of angled struts meet, and wherein the second asymmetrical cell includes a first side boundary formed by the intersection node and a second side boundary formed by a second one of the adjacent vertical posts.