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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Circulating N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide and cardiac function in response to acute systemic hypoxia in healthy humans (2014)
- Journal of Translational Medicine
Heinonen I, Luotolahti M, Vuolteenaho O, Nikinmaa M, Saraste A, Hartiala J, Koskenvuo J, Knuuti J, Arjamaa O
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Combined anatomical and functional CT imaging for the detection of coronary artery disease (2014)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Knuuti J, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparison of 18F-fluoromethylcholine and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose for the detection of inflamed atherosclerotic plaques in mice (2014)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Sanna Hellberg, Johanna Silvola, Max Kiugel, Heidi Liljenbäck, Pekka Saukko, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala, Anne Roivainen, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Detection of atherosclerotic plaques with a novel vascular adhesion protein-1 targeting [18F]FDR-Siglec-9 peptide (2014)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Johanna MU Silvola, Helena Ahtinen, Xiang-Guo Li, Sanna Hellberg, Heidi Liljenbäck, Anu J. Airaksinen, Sirpa Jalkanen, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste, Anne Roivainen
(Other publication)
Dimeric [68Ga]DOTA-RGD Peptide Targeting αvβ3 Integrin Reveals Extracellular Matrix Alterations after Myocardial Infarction (2014)
- Molecular Imaging and Biology
Kiugel M, Dijkgraaf I, Kytö V, Helin S, Liljenbäck H, Saanijoki T, Yim CB, Oikonen V, Saukko P, Knuuti J, Roivainen A, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Evaluation of 68Ga-DOTA-TCTP-1 peptide for the detection of MMP-9 activation after experimental myocardial infarction (2014)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Max Kiugel, Ville Kytö, Heidi Liljenbäck, Tiina Saanijoki, Pekka Saukko, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen and Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Imaging of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor expression after experimental myocardial infarction with 68Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 (2014)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Mia Ståhle, Ville Kytö, Heidi Liljenbäck, Max Kiugel, Olli Metsälä, Meeri Käkelä, Pekka Saukko, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Antti Saraste
(Other publication)
Metabolic PET imaging approaches as early biomarkers of cardiac toxicity following treatment with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib (2014)
- Angiogenesis
Alice C O'Farrell, Rhys Evans, Ian S Miller, Emer Conroy, Liam Shiels, Marina Alamanou, Suzanne Hector, Johanna M Silvola, Antti Saraste, Heidi Liljenbäck, William Gallagher, Maurice Cary, Juhani Knuuti, Anne Roivainen, Annette T Byrne
(Other publication)
Milloin eteiskorvake tai avoin soikea aukko kannattaa sulkea katetrilla? (2014)
- Lääkärilehti
Saraste A, Ukkonen H, Airaksinen J
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Paint it black: and seal with a disk (2014)
- European Heart Journal
Juha Lund, Antti Saraste, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
PET/CT Imaging of Integrin alpha v beta 3 Expression in Human Carotid Atherosclerosis (2014)
- JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Ambros J. Beer, Jaroslav Pelisek, Peter Heider, Antti Saraste, Christian Reeps, Stephan Metz, Stefan Seidl, Horst Kessler, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Hans Henning Eckstein, Markus Schwaiger
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Pharmacological activation of the melanocortin system limits plaque inflammation and ameliorates vascular dysfunction in atherosclerotic mice (2014)
- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Rinne P, Silvola JM, Hellberg S, Ståhle M, Liljenbäck H, Salomäki H, Koskinen E, Nuutinen S, Saukko P, Knuuti J, Saraste A, Roivainen A, Savontaus E
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prognosis of non-obstructive coronary plaques with high-risk CT morphology (2014)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion in the Detection of Significant Coronary Artery Disease: Cutoff Values and Diagnostic Accuracy of Quantitative [O-15]H2O PET Imaging (2014)
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Danad I, Uusitalo V, Kero T, Saraste A, Raijmakers PG, Lammertsma AA, Heymans MW, Kajander SA, Pietila M, James S, Sorensen J, Knaapen P, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The functional effects of intramyocardial course of coronary arteries and its relation to coronary atherosclerosis (2014)
- European Heart Journal
V. Uusitalo, A. Saraste, M. Pietila, S. Kajander, M. Maki, J.J. Bax, J. Knuuti; on behalf of Finnish Centre of Excellence in Molecular Imaging in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research
(Other publication)
The use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging as a diagnostic procedure when vasculitis is suspected (2014)
- Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Salomäki Soile, Taimen Kirsi, Silvola Johanna, Kemppainen Jukka, Hohenthal Ulla, Saraste Antti, Roivainen Anne, Pirilä Laura.
(Other publication)
The year 2013 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I (2014)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Edvardsen T, Plein S, Saraste A, Pierard LA, Knuuti J, Maurer G, Lancellotti P.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The year 2013 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: Part II (2014)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Plein S, Edvardsen T, Pierard LA, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Maurer G, Lancellotti P.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
VEGF-B-induced vascular growth leads to metabolic reprogramming and ischemia resistance in the heart. (2014)
- EMBO Molecular Medicine
Kivelä R1, Bry M, Robciuc MR, Räsänen M, Taavitsainen M, Silvola JM, Saraste A, Hulmi JJ, Anisimov A, Mäyränpää MI, Lindeman JH, Eklund L, Hellberg S, Hlushchuk R, Zhuang ZW, Simons M, Djonov V, Knuuti J, Mervaala E, Alitalo K.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Visualization of pericarditis by flurodeoxyglucose PET (2014)
- European Heart Journal
Salomäki S, Hohenthal U, Kemppainen J, Pirilä L, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)