PMID- 32077474 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201005 LR - 20201005 IS - 1476-6256 (Electronic) IS - 0002-9262 (Print) IS - 0002-9262 (Linking) VI - 189 IP - 9 DP - 2020 Sep 1 TI - Microvascular Phenotyping in the Maastricht Study: Design and Main Findings, 2010-2018. PG - 873-884 LID - 10.1093/aje/kwaa023 [doi] AB - Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) is a common pathophysiological change that occurs in various diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), heart failure, dementia, and depression. Recent technical advances have enabled noninvasive measurement and quantification of microvascular changes in humans. In this paper, we describe the protocols of the microvascular measurements applied in the Maastricht Study, an ongoing prospective, population-based cohort study of persons aged 40-75 years being carried out in the southern part of the Netherlands (baseline data assessment, November 2010-January 2020). The study includes a variety of noninvasive measurements in skin, retina, brain, and sublingual tissue, as well as plasma and urine biomarker assessments. Following this, we summarize our main findings involving these microvascular measurements through the end of 2018. Finally, we provide a brief perspective on future microvascular investigations within the framework of the Maastricht Study. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. FAU - Li, Wenjie AU - Li W FAU - Schram, Miranda T AU - Schram MT FAU - Sorensen, Ben M AU - Sorensen BM FAU - van Agtmaal, Marnix J M AU - van Agtmaal MJM FAU - Berendschot, Tos T J M AU - Berendschot TTJM FAU - Webers, Carroll A B AU - Webers CAB FAU - Jansen, Jacobus F A AU - Jansen JFA FAU - Backes, Walter H AU - Backes WH FAU - Gronenschild, Ed H B M AU - Gronenschild EHBM FAU - Schalkwijk, Casper G AU - Schalkwijk CG FAU - Stehouwer, Coen D A AU - Stehouwer CDA FAU - Houben, Alfons J H M AU - Houben AJHM LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Am J Epidemiol JT - American journal of epidemiology JID - 7910653 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Biomarkers/analysis MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*blood/epidemiology/*physiopathology MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*blood/epidemiology/*physiopathology MH - Diagnostic Imaging MH - Disease Progression MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Microcirculation MH - Microvessels/diagnostic imaging/*physiopathology MH - Middle Aged MH - Netherlands/epidemiology MH - Phenotype MH - Prospective Studies MH - Research Design PMC - PMC7443762 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cardiovascular disease OT - microvascular dysfunction OT - pathophysiology OT - population-based studies OT - type 2 diabetes EDAT- 2020/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/10/06 06:00 PMCR- 2020/02/20 CRDT- 2020/02/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/10/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5741087 [pii] AID - kwaa023 [pii] AID - 10.1093/aje/kwaa023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Sep 1;189(9):873-884. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa023.