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Endovascular aneurysm repair. A procedure to repair an aneurysm of the aorta. In EVAR a stent is placed in the aneurysmal area of the aorta. The procedure is similar to the placement of a stent in a coronary artery after angioplasty. An aortic aneurysm is a ballooning or widening of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The aneurysm weakens the wall of the aorta and can end in the aorta rupturing with catastrophic consequences. As the diameter of the aneurysm increases, the chances of the aneurysm rupturing rise dramatically. Large aortic aneurysms are very perilous and can be silent, with few or no symptoms. Men over 60 are particularly at risk to have an aortic aneurysm.