MD, PhD, FESC Antti Saraste - UTU Research Portal

Antti Saraste
MD, PhD, FESC

- Professor,
Internal Medicine (Department of Clinical 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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Evaluation of 68Ga-labeled peptide tracer for detection of gelatinase expression after myocardial infarction in rat (2018)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Kiugel M, Kytö V, Saanijoki T, Liljenbäck H, Metsälä O, Ståhle M, Tuomela J, Li XG, Saukko P, Knuuti J, Roivainen A, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of coronary artery disease after computed tomography angiography (2018)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
FDG-PET/CT(A) imaging in large vessel vasculitis and polymyalgia rheumatica: joint procedural recommendation of the EANM, SNMMI, and the PET Interest Group (PIG), and endorsed by the ASNC (2018)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Slart RHJA; Writing group; Reviewer group; Members of EANM Cardiovascular; Members of EANM Infection & Inflammation; Members of Committees, SNMMI Cardiovascular; Members of Council, PET Interest Group; Members of ASNC; EANM Committee Coordinator
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018)
- Global Heart
Thygesen K, Alpert JS, Jaffe AS, Chaitman BR, Bax JJ, Morrow DA, White HD; Executive Group on behalf of the Joint European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/World Heart Federation (WHF) Task Force for the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Läppäsairaudet (2018)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Saraste A, Berg E
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Overview of mitral regurgitation in Europe: results from the European Registry of mitral regurgitation (EuMiClip) (2018)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Ruiz JMM, Galderisi M, Buonauro A, Badano L, Aruta P, Swaans MJ, Sanchis L, Saraste A, Monaghan M, Theodoropoulos KC, Papitsas M, Liel-Cohen N, Kobal S, Bervar M, Berlot B, Filippatos G, Ikonomidis I, Katsanos S, Tanner FC, Cassani D, Faletra FF, Leo LA, Martinez A, Matabuena J, Grande-Trillo A, Alonso-Rodriguez D, Mesa D, Gonzalez-Alujas T, Sitges M, Carrasco-Chinchilla F, Li CH, Fernandez-Golfin C, Zamorano JL
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Macrophages in Atherosclerosis with F-18-GE-180, a Radiotracer for Translocator Protein (TSPO) (2018)
- Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging
Sanna Hellberg, Heidi Liljenbäck, Olli Eskola, Veronique Morisson-Iveson, Matthew Morrison, William Trigg, Pekka Saukko, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste, Anne Roivainen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prevalence and correlates of coronary microvascular dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: PROMIS-HFpEF (2018)
- European Heart Journal
.Sanjiv J Shah, Carolyn S P Lam, Sara Svedlund, Antti Saraste, Camilla Hage, Ru-San Tan, Lauren Beussink-Nelson, Maria Lagerström Fermer, Malin A Broberg, Li-Ming Gan, Lars H Lund
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Protection of coronary circulation: Evaluation by PET perfusion imaging (2018)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Antti Saraste, Heikki Ukkonen, Juhani Knuuti
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
SPECT but not PET remains as the working horse of the state of the art nuclear cardiac imaging laboratory: Con (2018)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Antti Saraste, Juhani Knuuti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sydämen ultraäänitutkimus (2018) Kliinisen fysiologian ja isotooppilääketieteen perusteet Antti Saraste, Markku Saraste
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
The Accuracy of Left Ventricular and Left Atrial Volumetry Using 64-Slice Computed Tomography: In Vitro Validation Study With Human Cardiac Cadaveric Casts (2018)
- Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Jarvinen V, Uusitalo V, Tolvanen T, Saraste A, Kuusisto J, Sinisalo J, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The performance of non-invasive tests to rule-in and rule-out significant coronary artery stenosis in patients with stable angina: a meta-analysis focused on post-test disease probability (2018)
- European Heart Journal
Juhani Knuuti, Haitham Ballo, Luis Eduardo Juarez-Orozco, Antti Saraste, Philippe Kolh, Anne Wilhelmina Saskia Rutjes, Peter Jüni, Stephan Windecker, Jeroen J Bax, William Wijns
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The year in cardiology 2017: valvular heart disease (2018)
- European Heart Journal
Lars Søndergaard, Antti Saraste, Christina Christersson, Alec Vahanian
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Vascular adhesion protein-1 is actively involved in the development of inflammatory lesions in rat models of multiple sclerosis (2018)
- Journal of Neuroinflammation
Elo P, Tadayon S, Liljenback H, Teuho J, Kakela M, Koskensalo K, Saunavaara V, Virta J, Veres TZ, Kiviniemi A, Saraste A, Marjamaki P, Airas L, Jalkanen S, Roivainen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Verenkierron fysiologiaa ja patofysiologiaa (2018) Kliinisen fysiologian ja isotooppilääketieteen perusteet Jaakko Hartiala, Antti Saraste
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
18F-FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography in infective endocarditis (2017)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Salomäki Soile Pauliina, Saraste Antti, Kemppainen Jukka, Bax Jeroen J, Knuuti Juhani, Nuutila Pirjo, Seppänen Marko, Roivainen Anne, Airaksinen Juhani, Pirilä Laura, Oksi Jarmo, Hohenthal Ulla
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
18-kDa translocator protein ligand 18F-FEMPA: Biodistribution and uptake into atherosclerotic plaques in mice (2017)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Hellberg S, Silvola JM, Kiugel M, Liljenbäck H, Savisto N, Li XG, Thiele A, Lehmann L, Heinrich T, Vollmer S, Hakovirta H, Laine VJ, Ylä-Herttuala S, Knuuti J, Roivainen A, Saraste A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Accuracy of echocardiographic area-length method in chronic myocardial infarction: comparison with cardiac CT in pigs (2017)
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Ballo H, Tarkia M, Haavisto M, Stark C, Strandberg M, Vahasilta T, Saunavaara V, Tolvanen T, Teras M, Hynninen VV, Savunen T, Roivainen A, Knuuti J, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Adenoviral intramyocardial VEGF-D(ΔNΔC) gene transfer increases myocardial perfusion reserve in refractory angina patients: a phase I/IIa study with 1-year follow-up (2017)
- European Heart Journal
Hartikainen J, Hassinen I, Hedman A, Kivela A, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Husso M, Mussalo H, Hedman M, Rissanen TT, Toivanen P, Heikura T, Witztum JL, Tsimikas S, Yla-Herttuala S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)