Dilated aortic root and exercising, what's wrong?

Surveillance: Watch that aortic root with annual echoes). Be sure your doctor indexes it to your size (normal is up to 1.9 cm/m², since it can be over or under-estimated if you're a particularly large or small person). If it gets too large, it should be corrected. Otherwise, there isn't much you can do about it. You're at particular risk if you have Marfan's syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos type 4(vascular type).

May not be connected: Dilated aortic root issues are frequently genetically driven and not acquired, one important exception being uncontrolled hypertension. In any event, some literature suggests if your root is dilated then isometric exercise may be deleterious; in which case, emphasis should be upon aerobic conditioning. Please make sure your BP is under good control, and have your aortic root reassessed frequently