Maria Saarenhovi

- Docent
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)

maria.saarenhovi@utu.fi

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Effects of Reducing Sedentary Behaviour on Cardiac Structure and Function at Rest and During Exercise: A 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
- CJC Open
Norha, Jooa; Saarenhovi, Maria; Kallio, Petri; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Laine, Saara; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Heinonen, Ilkka H. A.
Successfully Reducing Sitting Time Can Improve Metabolic Flexibility (2025)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Garthwaite, Taru; Sjöros, Tanja; Laine, Saara; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä‐Ypyä, Henri; Norha, Jooa; Kallio, Petri; Saarenhovi, Maria; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Sievänen, Harri; Houttu, Noora; Laitinen, Kirsi; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Vasankari, Tommi; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka
Daily standing time, dietary fiber, and intake of unsaturated fatty acids are beneficially associated with hepatic insulin sensitivity in adults with metabolic syndrome (2024)
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Eskola, Olli; Saarenhovi, Maria; Kallio, Petri; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari; Saunavaara, Virva; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka H.A.
Effects of reduced sedentary time on resting, exercise and post-exercise blood pressure in inactive adults with metabolic syndrome – a six-month exploratory RCT (2024)
- Journal of Human Hypertension
Norha Jooa, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Laine Saara, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Kalliokoski Kari K., Heinonen Ilkka H. A.
Sedentary time associates detrimentally and physical activity beneficially with metabolic flexibility in adults with metabolic syndrome (2024)
- American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Koivumäki Mikko, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Verho Tiina, Norha Jooa, Kallio Petri, Saarenhovi Maria, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari K., Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
The effects of myocardial bridging on two-dimensional myocardial strain during dobutamine stress echocardiography (2024)
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham; Uusitalo, Valtteri; Pietilä, Mikko; Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Maria; Saraste, Markku; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
Associations of sedentary time, physical activity, and fitness with muscle glucose uptake in adults with metabolic syndrome (2023)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Koivumäki Mikko, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Eskola Olli, Rajander Johan, Kallio Petri, Saarenhovi Maria, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on cardiorespiratory fitness in adults with metabolic syndrome: A 6-month RCT (2023)
- Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Norha Jooa, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Laine Saara, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Kalliokoski Kari K., Heinonen Ilkka H.A.
Long-term effectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy in Fabry disease with the p.Arg227Ter variant: Fabry disease in Ostrobothnia (FAST) study (2023)
- American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Pietilä-Effati Päivi, Saarinen Jukka T, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Saarenhovi Maria, Autio Reijo, Kantola Ilkka
The Effects Of Reducing Sedentary Behavior On Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Six-month Randomized Controlled Trial (2023)
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Norha Jooa, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Laine Saara, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Kalliokoski Kari K., Heinonen Ilkka H.A.
Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic health in overweight and obese adults (2022)
- Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Haapala Eero A, Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Garthwaite Taru, Kallio Petri, Saarenhovi Maria, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari, Knuuti Juhani, Vasankari Tommi, Heinonen Ilkka H
Corrigendum to “Standing is associated with insulin sensitivity in adults with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24 (2021) 1255–1260” (Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2021) 24(12) (1255–1260), (S1440244021002048), (10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.009)) (2022)
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Koivumäki Mikko, Laine Saara, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
Relationship between liver fat content and lifestyle factors in adults with metabolic syndrome (2022)
- Scientific Reports
Laine Saara, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Vasankari Tommi, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Saukko Ekaterina, Knuuti Juhani, Saunavaara Virva, Heinonen Ilkka H. A.
Association of maximal stress ergometry performance with troponin T and abdominal aortic calcification score in advanced chronic kidney disease (2021)
- BMC Nephrology
Lankinen Roosa, Hakamäki Markus, Metsärinne Kaj, Koivuviita Niina, Parkka Jussi P., Saarenhovi Maria, Hellman Tapio, Järvisalo Mikko J.
Effects of 6 weeks of treatment with dapagliflozin, a sodium- glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, on myocardial function and metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized, placebo-controlled, exploratory study (2021)
- Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Oldgren Jonas, Laurila Sanna, Åkerblom Axel, Latva-Rasku Aino, Rebelos Eleni, Isackson Henrik, Saarenhovi Maria, Eriksson Olof, Heurling Kerstin, Johansson Edvin, Wilderäng Ulrica, Karlsson Cecilia, Esterline Russell, Ferrannini Ele, Oscarsson Jan, Nuutila Pirjo
Standing is associated with insulin sensitivity in adults with metabolic syndrome (2021)
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Koivumäki Mikko, Laine Saara, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
Quality of Life Is Associated with Cardiac Biomarkers, Echocardiographic Indices, and Mortality in CKD Stage 4-5 Patients Not on Dialysis (2020)
- Blood Purification
Hakamäki M., Lankinen R., Hellman T., Koivuviita N., Pärkkä J.P., Saarenhovi M., Metsärinne K., Järvisalo M.J.
The functional effects of intramural course of coronary arteries by two-dimensional speckle-tracking dobutamine stress (2020)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham; Uusitalo, Valtteri; Luotolahti, Matti; Pietilä, Mikko; Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Maria; Hartiala, Jaakko; Saraste, Markku; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
Natural course of Fabry disease with the p Arg227Ter (pR227*) mutation in Finland: Fast study (2019)
- Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Pietilä-Effati P, Saarinen JT, Löyttyniemi E, Autio R, Saarenhovi M, Haanpää MK, Kantola I
Verenpaineen mittaus (2018) Kliinisen fysiologian ja isotooppilääketieteen perusteet Maria Saarenhovi, Väinö Turjanmaa