MD, PhD, FESC Antti Saraste - UTU Research Portal

Antti Saraste
MD, PhD, FESC

- Professor,
Internal Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine)
- ,
InFLAMES Flagship (Faculty of Medicine)

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital

antsaras@utu.fi

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-0893

Areas of expertise

Cardiology; Imaging; Diagnostics; Coronary artery disease; Heart failure, Valvular heart disease

Biography

Medical Doctor 2000, Univeristy of Turku; PhD 2000 University of Turku; Associate Professor (tenure track) 2012, University of Turku; Professor 2020, University of Turku; Specialist in Cardiology 2007, University of Turku

Research

Multi modality imaging of cardiovascular diseases

Teaching

Cardiology, Cardiac imaging

Publications

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Coronary atherosclerosis on AI-based plaque analysis in patients with chest pain and calcium score zero (2026)
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Molnar, David; Knuuti, Juhani; Bax, Jeroen J.; Saraste, Antti; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of myocardial viability: a comparative study between parametric [15o] water PET/CT imaging and speckle tracking echocardiography (2026)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham; elNammas, Wail; Paunonen, Christian; Teuho, Jarmo; Siekkinen, Reetta; Roivainen, Anne; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(Abstract)
Folate receptor β-targeted Positron emission tomography imaging of activated macrophages in experimental myocardial infarction (2026)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Iqbal, Imran; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Putri, Andriana; Ståhle, Mia; Virta, Jenni; Atencio Herre, Erika; Miner, Maxwell W. G.; Anand, Arman; Suni, Aino; Nammas, Wail; Kytö, Ville; Mansour, Hasan Mansour A.; Cleveland, Nathan A.; Li, Xiang-Guo; Srinivasarao Madduri, Madduri; Low, Philip S.; Knuuti, Juhani; Roivainen, Anne; Saraste, Antti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
New opportunities for nuclear cardiology with total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (2026)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Saraste, Antti; Knuuti, Juhani
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Organ-Specific Perfusion Response to Adenosine as Measured Using Total-Body PET (2026)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Kärpijoki, Henri; Tuisku, Jouni; Palonen, Santeri; Han, Chunlei; Iida, Hidehiro; Klén, Riku; Oikonen, Vesa; Teuho, Jarmo; Saraste, Antti; Nummenmaa, Lauri; Nesterov, Sergey V.; Maaniitty, Teemu; Knuuti, Juhani
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Patient-centric performance and interpretation of positron emission tomography /computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology (2026)
- European heart journal : imaging methods and practice
Abadie, Bryan; Liga, Riccardo; Buechel, Ronny R.; Giannopoulos, Andreas A.; Pizzi, María Nazarena; Roque, Albert; Geronazzo, Ricardo; Hyafil, Fabien; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Slart, Riemer H. J. A.; Cremer, Paul; Weinberg, Richard; João Vidigal Ferreira, Maria; Gimelli, Alessia; Jaber, Wael A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Quantitative Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden From CCTA and the Benefit From Lipid-Lowering Medication (2026)
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Maaniitty, Teemu; Bär, Sarah; Bax, Jeroen J.; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex differences in plaque burden and outcomes in symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease (2026)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Molnar, David; Knuuti, Juhani; Bax, Jeroen J.; Saraste, Antti; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The time-varying prognostic value of stenosis and plaque burden in coronary artery disease (2026)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Jukema, Ruurt A.; Maaniitty, Teemu; Nurmohamed, Nick S.; Raijmakers, Pieter G.; Hoek, Roel; Driessen, Roel S.; Planken, R. Nils; Twisk, Jos; van der Harst, Pim; Cramer, Maarten J.; Saraste, Antti; Knaapen, Paul; Knuuti, Juhani; Danad, Ibrahim
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Translational perspective on myocardial αvβ3-integrin imaging after infarction (2026)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Dietz, Matthieu; Kamani, Christel H.; Dunet, Vincent; Nammas, Wail; Saraste, Antti; Knuuti, Juhani; Prior, John O.
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
[18F]Fluoronicotinic-Acid-Conjugated Folate as a Novel Candidate Positron Emission Tomography Tracer for Inflammation (2025)
- ACS Omega
Zhuang, Xiaoqing; Kunnas, Jonne; Ekwe, David; Bakay, Emel; Dillemuth, Pyry; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Iqbal, Imran; Rajander, Johan; Low, Philip S.; Knuuti, Juhani; Rosenholm, Jessica M.; Saraste, Antti; Roivainen, Anne; Li, Xiang-Guo
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
CCTA-Derived coronary plaque burden offers enhanced prognostic value over CAC scoring in suspected CAD patients (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Dahdal, Jorge; Jukema, Ruurt A; Maaniitty, Teemu; Nurmohamed, Nick S; Raijmakers, Pieter G; Hoek, Roel; Driessen, Roel S; Twisk, Jos W R; Bär, Sarah; Planken, R Nils; van Royen, Niels; Nijveldt, Robin; Bax, Jeroen J; Saraste, Antti; van Rosendael, Alexander R; Knaapen, Paul; Knuuti, Juhani; Danad Ibrahim
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Clinical likelihood models calibrated against observed obstructive coronary artery disease on computed tomography angiography (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Rasmussen, Laust D.; Schmidt, Samuel Emil; Knuuti, Juhani; Spiro, Jon; Rajwani, Adil; Lopes, Pedro M.; Lima, Maria Rita; Ferreira, Antonio M.; Maaniitty, Teemu; Saraste, Antti; Newby, David; Douglas, Pamela S.; Bottcher, Morten; Baskaran, Lohendran; Winther, Simon
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparing Two Folate Receptor β-Targeted Tracers in a Rat Model of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis (2025)
- ACS pharmacology & translational science
Atencio Herre, Erika; Li, Xiang-Guo; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Palani, Senthil; Andriana, Putri; Jahandideh, Arghavan; Virta, Jenni; Iqbal, Imran; Dillemuth, Pyry; Kunnas, Jonne; Miner, Maxwell W.G.; Rajander, Johan; Mansour A Mansour, Hasan; Cleveland, Nathan A.; Srinivasarao, Madduri; Low, Philip S.; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Roivainen, Anne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Contemporary, non-invasive imaging diagnosis of chronic coronary artery disease (2025)
- Lancet
van der Bijl, Pieter; Gulati, Martha; Saraste, Antti; Marwick, Thomas; Kwong, Raymond; Blankstein, Ron; Nieman, Koen; Sengupta, Partho P.; van Rosendael, Alexander; Knuuti, Juhani; Bangalore, Sripal; Bax, Jeroen J.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Derivation and validation of an artificial intelligence-based plaque burden safety cut-off for long-term acute coronary syndrome from coronary computed tomography angiography (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Bar, Sarah; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Klen, Riku; Kero, Tanja; Nabeta, Takeru; Bax, Jeroen J.; Danad, Ibrahim; Nurmohamed, Nick S.; Jukema, Ruurt A.; Knaapen, Paul; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of myocardial work indices during targeted temperature management in cardiac arrest patients (2025)
- European heart journal open
Ballo, Haitham; Saraste, Antti; Laitio, Ruut; Arola, Olli ; Airaksinen, Juhani; Pietilä, Mikko; Harjola, Veli-Pekka; Varpula, Marjut; Vahlberg, Tero; Laitio, Timo
(Abstract)
Exercise training partly ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in mice during doxorubicin treatment of breast cancer (2025)
- Journal of Translational Medicine
Uurasmaa, Tytti-Maria; Bourdin, Pauline; Nammas, Wail; Latifi, Shiva; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Saraste, Antti; Eskola, Olli; Rajander, Johan; Roivainen, Anne; Rundqvist, Helene; Autio, Anu; Heinonen, Ilkka; Anttila, Katja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hybrid cardiovascular imaging: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Caobelli, Federico; Balmforth, Craig; Dweck, Marc R.; Albano, Domenico; Gheysens, Olivier; Georgoulias, Panagiotis; Nekolla, Stephan; Lairez, Olivier; Leccisotti, Lucia; Lubberink, Mark; Massalha, Samia; Nappi, Carmela; Rischpler, Christoph; Saraste, Antti; Hyafil, Fabien
(Other publication)
Hybrid cardiovascular imaging. A clinical consensus statement of the european association of nuclear medicine (EANM) and the european association of cardiovascular imaging (EACVI) of the ESC (2025)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Caobelli, Federico; Dweck, Marc R.; Albano, Domenico; Gheysens, Olivier; Georgoulias, Panagiotis; Nekolla, Stephan; Lairez, Olivier; Leccisotti, Lucia; Lubberink, Marc; Massalha, Samia; Nappi, Carmela; Rischpler, Christoph; Saraste, Antti; Hyafil, Fabien
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )