A heart valve assembly has a frame comprising an inflow section an outflow section and a connecting section that is located between the inflow section and the outflow section. The inflow section has a plurality of legs that extend radially outwardly and the connecting section has a greater flexibility than the inner section. The assembly also includes a plurality of leaflets coupled to the connecting section a valve skirt extending from the leaflets towards the inflow section of the frame and a cuff section with the legs and the cuff section together defining a cuff for engagement with a native annulus.
