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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Novel TSPO ligand 18F-FEMPA: biodistribution and uptake into atherosclerotic plaques in mice (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Sanna E. Hellberg, Johanna M.U. Silvola, Max Kiugel, Heidi Liljenbäck, Nina Savisto, Andrea Thiele, V. Jukka O. Laine, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Optimizing FDG-PET/CT imaging of inflammation in atherosclerosis (2015)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Perfusion imaging and coronary anatomy (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Knuuti J, Saraste A
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Phosphorylcholine antibody attenuates inflammation and preserves coronary vascular function in atherosclerotic mice (2015)
- European Heart Journal Supplements
Mia Ståhle, Johanna Silvola, Sanna Hellberg, Heidi Liljenbäck, Pekka Saukko, Anne Roivainen, Juhani Knuuti, Knut Pettersson, Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Relative flow reserve derived from quantitative perfusion imaging may not outperform stress myocardial blood flow for identification of hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease (2015)
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
Wijnand J. Stuijfzand, Valtteri Uusitalo, Tanja Kero, Ibrahim Danad, Mischa T. Rijnierse, Antti Saraste, Pieter G. Raijmakers, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Hans J. Harms, Martijn W. Heymans, Marc C. Huisman, Koen M. Marques, Sami A. Kajander, Mikko Pietilä, Jens Sörensen, Niels van Royen, Juhani Knuuti, Paul Knaapen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Stabiili sepelvaltimotauti – Käypä hoito -suositus (2015) Käypä hoito -suositus Pekka Porela, Pirjo Mäntylä, Mari Blek-Vehkaluoto, Erkki Ilveskoski, Tatu Juvonen, Tero Kujanpää, Antti Loimaala, Tuula Mainander, Eliisa Mäenpää, Hannu Romppanen, Antti Saraste, Ilkka Tierala, Jari Laukkanen
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Stabiili sepelvaltimotauti – Tiivistelmä : Käypä hoito -suositus (2015)
- Duodecim
Pekka Porela, Pirjo Mäntylä, Mari Blek-Vehkaluoto, Erkki Ilveskoski, Tatu Juvonen, Tero Kujanpää, Antti Loimaala, Tuula Meinander, Eliisa Mäenpää, Hannu Romppanen, Antti Saraste, Ilkka Tierala
(Other publication)
The Functional Effects of Intramural Course of Coronary Arteries and its Relation to Coronary Atherosclerosis (2015)
- JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Uusitalo V, Saraste A, Pietilä M, Kajander S, Bax JJ, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The year 2014 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. Part I (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Edvardsen T, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Saraste A, Pierard LA, Knuuti J, Maurer G, Habib G, Lancellotti P
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
The year 2014 in the European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging: part II (2015)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Gerber BL, Edvardsen T, Pierard LA, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Maurer G, Habib G, Lancellotti P
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Uptake of 68Ga- and 18F-labelled Siglec-9 motif peptide tracers in atherosclerotic plaques (2015)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Silvola JM, Ahtinen HK, Hellberg S, Li X, Saanijoki T, Liljenbäck H, Ståhle M, Metsälä O, Airaksinen AJ, Saukko P, Jalkanen S, Knuuti J, Saraste A, Roivainen A
(Other publication)
[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in atherosclerotic plaques is associated with reduced coronary flow reserve in mice (2014)
- Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Uotila S, Silvola JM, Saukko P, Nuutila P, Heinonen SE, Ylä-Herttuala S, Roivainen A, Knuuti J, Saraste A.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management: The Joint Task Force on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). (2014)
- European Heart Journal
Kristensen SD, Knuuti J, Saraste A, Anker S, Bøtker HE, Hert SD, Ford I, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Gorenek B, Heyndrickx GR, Hoeft A, Huber K, Iung B, Kjeldsen KP, Longrois D, Lüscher TF, Pierard L, Pocock S, Price S, Roffi M, Sirnes PA, Sousa-Uva M, Voudris V, Funck-Brentano C
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management: The Joint Task Force on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) (2014)
- European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Kristensen SD, Knuuti J, Saraste A, Anker S, Bøtker HE, De Hert S, Ford I, Juanatey JR, Gorenek B, Heyndrickx GR, Hoeft A, Huber K, Iung B, Kjeldsen KP, Longrois D, Luescher TF, Pierard L, Pocock S, Price S, Roffi M, Sirnes PA, Uva MS, Voudris V, Funck-Brentano C
(Other publication)
Absolute flow or myocardial flow reserve for the detection of significant coronary artery disease? (2014)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Esa Joutsiniemi, Antti Saraste, Mikko Pietilä, Maija Mäki, Sami Kajander, Heikki Ukkonen, Juhani Airaksinen, Juhani Knuuti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Abstract 15108: Imaging Coronary Atherosclerosis Using [18F]FDG PET-CT: Validation Study in Pigs (2014)
- Circulation
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 Sarja, Mikko Pietilä, Pekka Saukko, Anne Roivainen, Juhani Knuuti
(Other publication)
A Miniature MEMS Only Based Method of Detecting Atrial Fibrillation (2014)
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Tero Koivisto, Mikko Pänkäälä, Tero Hurnanen, Tuija Vasankari, Tuomas Kiviniemi, Antti Saraste, Juhani Airaksinen
(Other publication)
Assessment of blood flow with (68)Ga-DOTA PET in experimental inflammation: a validation study using (15)O-water. (2014)
- American Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Autio A, Saraste A, Kudomi N, Saanijoki T, Johansson J, Liljenbäck H, Tarkia M, Oikonen V, Sipilä HT, Roivainen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cardiac hypertrophy and oxidative metabolism in novel congenic leptin receptor deficient BBDR.cg-lepr.cp rats (1155.10) (2014)
- FASEB Journal
Maria F. Gomez, Johanna Silvola, Lisa M. Berglund, Max Kiugel, Lina Åkesson, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Åke Lernmark, Pirjo Nuutila, Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Characterization of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (2014)
- European Heart Journal
Soukka I, Maaniitty T, Saraste A, Pikkarainen E, Uusitalo V, Ukkonen H, Kajander S, Maki M, Bax JJ, Knuuti J
(Other publication)