Dr. Milind Desai, Medical Director of the Aorta Center, discusses a recently published paper looking at a series of asymptomatic middle aged males who underwent chest computed tomographyalong with coronary artery calcium scoring as part of a comprehensive primary prevention evaluation. About 16% had a dilated aortic root when indexed to height. Dr. Desai discusses the implications of these findings. Study can be reviewed in Circulation. 2018;139:557–558 Milind Desai - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff/6670-milind-desai Aorta Center - https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/aorta-center Circulation - https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.036191