A docking station for use in aortic valve replacement comprises an inner wire frame forming a valve seat configured to receive or couple to an artificial valve. The docking station may include an outer wire frame that may be joined to the inner wire frame at one or more apices, and the outer wire frame may include a series of cells about a circumference of the outer wire frame. The docking station may include a sealing skirt that extends from the valve seat to the apices and turns upward along an exterior region of the outer wire frame. The docking station may include a ratio of a width to a length of the docking station includes a ratio greater than 1:1 and less than 3:1.