Question

choose the correct answer.
the definition of valvuloplasty is:
the surgical repair or replacement of a heart valve
the widening of a narrowed blood vessel
the surgical repair of a blood vessel

Explanation:

Valvuloplasty specifically pertains to the surgical repair (and sometimes replacement) of a heart valve. The second option describes angioplasty (widening of a blood vessel), and the third describes vascular surgery for blood vessels, not heart valves.

Answer:

the surgical repair or replacement of a heart valve