A prosthetic device is provided for treatment of an aortic valve, having a
compressed state for transarterial delivery and being expandable to an
expanded state for implantation. The device includes an expandable
support implantable in the expanded state of the prosthetic device in an
aortic annulus, and an inner envelope having an upstream portion that
lines the inner surface of the support, and a downstream portion which,
when the prosthetic device is in the expanded state, extends into an
aorta and defines a diverging conical section having a diameter that
gradually increases from an upstream end of the section to a downstream
end of the section. The section is configured to produce, during systole,
a non-turbulent blood flow into the aorta with pressure recovery at the
downstream end of the section. Other embodiments are also described.