cerebral small vessel disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients: first-ever lacunar stroke in the last 2 years, age 50-85 years healthy controls: age 50-85 years, without major co-mobidity
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients: carotid stenosis, cardioembolic source, diabetes, coronary heart disease, major co-morbidity healthy controls: hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease (TIA/stroke/coronary heart disease), use of cardiovascular medicine, silent signs of cSVD on (former) brain MRI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Registration of baseline characteristics (age, gender, weight, length, medication, cardiovascular risk profile, brain MRI) Venous blood sampling for measuring of glucose, cholesterol, kreatinin, and CRP. Measurement of the sublingual glycocalyx, non-invasively using sidestream dark field imaging. We will compare glycocalyx thickness between patients and controls, and between patients with and without silent lesions. Predictors of glycocalyx thickness will be analysed using regression analyses. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nvt | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed