An embodiment includes a prosthetic heart valve comprising: a supraannular aortic valve body having a longitudinal axis and outlet and inlet ends a leaflet in the valve body to allow blood flow from the inlet end to the outlet end and a sewing cuff, surrounding the valve body, having upper and lower portions wherein (a)(i) the first cuff includes extends below the inlet end but does not extend above the outlet end (a)(ii) the lower portion slopes down and away from the long axis (c) the lower portion includes scalloped portions wherein the lower portion includes first and second voids separating the lower portion into at least first, second, and third portions that each rotate vertically independently of each other. Other embodiments are described herein.
