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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Leukocyte trafficking-associated vascular adhesion protein 1 is expressed and functionally active in atherosclerotic plaques (2016)
- Scientific Reports
Silvola JMU, Virtanen H, Siitonen R, Hellberg S, Liljenback H, Metsala O, Stahle M, Saanijoki T, Kakela M, Hakovirta H, Yla-Herttuala S, Saukko P, Jauhiainen M, Veres TZ, Jalkanen S, Knuuti J, Saraste A, Roivainen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Life-course risk factor levels and coronary artery calcification. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2016)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Olli Hartiala, Sami Kajander, Juhani Knuuti, Heikki Ukkonen, Antti Saraste, Irina Rinta-Kiikka, Sakari Kainulainen, Mika Kähönen , Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Tomi Laitinen, Terho Lehtimäki, Jorma S.A. Viikari , Jaakko Hartiala, Markus Juonala, Olli T. Raitakari, Costan G. Magnussen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
MEMS Gating: A new dual gating technique for eliminating motion-related inaccuracies in PET imaging (2016) Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD), 2016 Mojtaba Jafari Tadi, Jarmo Teuho, Eero Lehtonen, Antti Saraste, Mikko Pänkäälä, Tero Koivisto, Mika Teräs
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
Mitraaliläpän viat (2016) Kardiologia Saraste Antti, Rapola Janne, Airaksinen Juhani, Vento Antti
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of the Physiological Significance of Myocardial Bridging (2016)
- Current Cardiology Reports
Valtteri Uusitalo, Antti Saraste, Juhani Knuuti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sydämen ultraäänitutkimus (2016) Kardiologia Saraste Antti, Rapola Janne
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Synthesis and In Vivo PET Imaging of Hyaluronan Conjugates of Oligonucleotides (2016)
- Bioconjugate Chemistry
Satish Jadhav, Meeri Käkelä, Jussi Mäkilä, Max Kiugel, Heidi Liljenbäck, Jenni Virta, Päivi Poijärvi-Virta, Tiina Laitala-Leinonen, Ville Kytö, Sirpa Jalkanen, Antti Saraste, Anne Roivainen, Harri Lönnberg, Pasi Virta
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Systemic Dosing of Thymosin Beta 4 before and after Ischemia Does Not Attenuate Global Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Pigs (2016)
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
Stark CKJ, Tarkia M, Kentala R, Malmberg M, Vahasilta T, Savo M, Hynninen VV, Helenius M, Ruohonen S, Jalkanen J, Taimen P, Alastalo TP, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Savunen T, Koskenvuo J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in the Detection of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease (2016)
- Journal of The American Society of Echocardiography
Valtteri Uusitalo, Matti Luotolahti, Mikko Pietilä, Maria Wendelin-Saarenhovi, Jaakko Hartiala, Markku Saraste, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Type 2 diabetes enhances arterial uptake of choline in atherosclerotic mice: an imaging study with positron emission tomography tracer F-18-fluoromethylcholine (2016)
- Cardiovascular Diabetology
Hellberg S, Silvola JMU, Kiugel M, Liljenback H, Metsala O, Viljanen T, Metso J, Jauhiainen M, Saukko P, Nuutila P, Yla-Herttuala S, Knuuti J, Roivainen A, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Automatic Detection of Atrial Fibrillation Using MEMS Accelerometer (2015)
- Computing in Cardiology
Tero Koivisto, Mikko Pänkäälä, Tero Hurnanen, Tuija Vasankari, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Antti Saraste, Juhani Airaksinen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cardiac remodeling in a new pig model of chronic heart failure: Assessment of left ventricular functional, metabolic, and structural changes using PET, CT, and echocardiography (2015)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Miikka Tarkia, Christoffer Stark, Matti Haavisto, Rasmus Kentala, Tommi Vahasilta, Timo Savunen, Marjatta Strandberg, Ville-Veikko Hynninen, Virva Saunavaara, PhD,a Tuula Tolvanen, MSc,a Mika Tera¨s, PhD,a Johanna Rokka, Mikko Pietila, Pekka Saukko, Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste, Juhani Knuuti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Coronary heart disease risk factors, coronary artery calcification and epicardial fat volume in the Young Finns Study (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Hartiala O, Magnussen CG, Bucci M, Kajander S, Knuuti J, Ukkonen H, Saraste A, Rinta-Kiikka I, Kainulainen S, Kähönen M, Hutri-Kähönen N, Laitinen T, Lehtimäki T, Viikari JS, Hartiala J, Juonala M, Raitakari OT
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Detection of increased myocardial integrin alphaVbeta3 expression in a pig model of inducible myocardial ischemia using [68Ga]-NODAGA-RGD PET (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Grönman Maria, Tarkia Miikka, Käkelä Meeri, Halonen Paavo, Kiviniemi Tuomas, Pietilä Mikko, Ylä-Herttuala Seppo, Knuuti Juhani, Roivainen Anne, Saraste Antti
(Other publication)
Dynamic perfusion CT: what is normal myocardial blood flow? (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of spinal cord stimulation on myocardial perfusion reserve in patients with refractory angina pectoris (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Saraste A, Ukkonen H, Varis A, Vasankari T, Tunturi S, Taittonen M, Rautakorpi P, Luotolahti M, Airaksinen KE, Knuuti J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
[F-18]FDG Accumulation in Early Coronary Atherosclerotic Lesions in Pigs (2015)
- PLoS ONE
Miikka Tarkia, Antti Saraste, Christoffer Stark, Tommi Vähäsilta, Timo Savunen, Marjatta Strandberg, Virva Saunavaara, Tuula Tolvanen, Jarmo Teuho, Mika Teräs, Olli Metsälä, Petteri Rinne, Ilkka Heinonen, Nina Savisto, Mikko Pietilä, Pekka Saukko, Anne Roivainen, Juhani Knuuti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor is expressed in atherosclerotic vascular lesions: An animal study using 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 PET and immunohistochemistry (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Mia Ståhle, Sanna Hellberg, Heidi Liljenbäck, Jenni Virta, Olli Metsälä, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Pekka Saukko, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste, Anne Roivainen
(Other publication)
Mitraalivuodon korjaus transapikaalisesti: tapausselostus (2015)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Antti Saraste, Markus Malmberg, Kari Leino, Juhani Airaksinen, Kari Kuttila, Jukka Savola
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
No cardiomyopathy in X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy (2015)
- Neuromuscular Disorders
Saraste A, Koskenvuo JW, Airaksinen J, Ramachandran N, Munteanu J, Udd B, Huovinen S, Kalimo H, Minassian BA
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)