biostudies-literatureUnknown182(11)Bathen T<h4>Background</h4>International guidelines recommend hereditary thoracic aortic diseases (HTADs) to be managed in multidisciplinary aorta clinics.<h4>Aim</h4>To study HTAD patient's experiences with a aortopathy clinic in Norway and to review the literature on aortopathy clinics.<h4>Methods</h4>(a) A systematic scoping review of research on multidisciplinary clinics for HTADs. (b) A cross-sectional postal questionnaire study to investigate patient experiences with the health-services. Fifty consecutive patients from the aortopathy clinic and 50 controls in usual care were invited to participate.<h4>Results</h4>The review identified eight publications on aortopathy clinics. Although the papers were not judged for quality, these showed promising results from such clinics in terms of diagnosAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2552-2569https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7693247biostudies-literatureMultidisciplinary aortopathy clinics: A systematic scoping review of the literature and evaluation of patient experiences from a newly started clinic in Norway.PMC7693247Lidal IBBathen TKrohg-Sorensen KfalseMultidisciplinary aortopathy clinics: A systematic scoping review of the literature and evaluation of patient experiences from a newly started clinic in Norway.<h4>Background</h4>International guidelines recommend hereditary thoracic aortic diseases (HTADs) to be managed in multidisciplinary aorta clinics.<h4>Aim</h4>To study HTAD patient's experiences with a aortopathy clinic in Norway and to review the literature on aortopathy clinics.<h4>Methods</h4>(a) A systematic scoping review of research on multidisciplinary clinics for HTADs. (b) A cross-sectional postal questionnaire study to investigate patient experiences with the health-services. Fifty consecutive patients from the aortopathy clinic and 50 controls in usual care were invited to participate.<h4>Results</h4>The review identified eight publications on aortopathy clinics. Although the papers were not judged for quality, these showed promising results from such clinics in terms of diagnos2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Nov2025-05-18T13:35:52.797Z2025-05-18T13:35:52.797ZS-EPMC76932473281233810.1002/ajmg.a.61827