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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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)
Brain white matter damage predicts poor short-term outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2013)
- Intensive Care Medicine
Arola O, Virtanen S, Laitio R, Parkkola R, Hynninen M, Roine RO, Tiainen M, Silvennoinen H, Saunavaara J, Martola J, Valanne L, Airaksinen J, Saraste A, Harjola VP, Wennervirta J, Backlund M, Ylikoski E, Inkinen O, Gronlund J, Silvasti P, Nukarinen E, Varpula M, Niiranen J, Pietila M, Korpi K, Olkkola K, Scheinin H, Laitio T
(Other publication)
Cardiac computed tomography: Is the calcium score index outweighed by noninvasive angiography? (2013)
- Dialogues in cardiovascular medicine
Saraste A., Knuuti J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Combined functional and anatomical imaging for the detection and guiding the therapy of coronary artery disease (2013)
- European Heart Journal
Knuuti J, Saraste A
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Endothelial Cell Death and Intimal Foam Cell Accumulation in the Coronary Artery of Infected Hypercholesterolemic Minipigs (2013)
- Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
Birck MM, Saraste A, Hyttel P, Odermarsky M, Liuba P, Saukko P, Hansen AK, Pesonen E
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Erratum to: Neointimal coverage and vasodilator response to titanium-nitride-oxide-coated bioactive stents and everolimus-eluting stents in patients with acute coronary syndrome – insights from the BASE-ACS trial (2013)
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Karjalainen PP, Kiviniemi TO, Lehtinen T, Nammas W, Ylitalo A, Saraste A, Mikkelsson J, Pietila M, Biancari F, Airaksinen JKE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Feasibility and cardiac safety of inhaled xenon in combination with therapeutic hypothermia following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2013)
- Critical Care Medicine
Arola OJ, Laitio RM, Roine RO, Grönlund J, Saraste A, Pietilä M, Airaksinen J, Perttilä J, Scheinin H, Olkkola KT, Maze M, Laitio TT
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Inaccuracy in parameter estimation with background subtraction method in dual injection PET based on simulation study (2013)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Huang X, Merisaari H, Oikonen V, Teras M, Tolvanen T, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Han C
(Other publication)
Is cardiac magnetic resonance imaging causing DNA damage? (2013)
- European Heart Journal
Knuuti J, Saraste A, Kallio M, Minn H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Recent Developments in Imaging of Myocardial Angiotensin Receptors (2013)
- Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
Riikka Lautamäki, Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Routine versus selective cardiac magnetic resonance in non-ischemic heart failure - OUTSMART-HF: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (IMAGE-HF (heart failure) project 1-B) (2013)
- Trials
Paterson I, Wells GA, Ezekowitz JA, White JA, Friedrich MG, Mielniczuk LM, O'Meara E, Chow B, deKemp RA, Klein R, Dennie C, Dick A, Coyle D, Dwivedi G, Rajda M, Wright GA, Laine M, Hanninen H, Larose E, Connelly KA, Leong-Poi H, Howarth AG, Davies RA, Duchesne L, Yla-Herttuala S, Saraste A, Farand P, Garrard L, Tardif JC, Arnold M, Knuuti J, Beanlands R, Chan KL
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The association between coronary flow reserve and development of coronary calcifications: a follow-up study for 11 years in healthy young men (2013)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Uusitalo V, Saraste A, Kajander S, Luotolahti M, Wendelin-Saarenhovi M, Sundell J, Raitakari O, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The bottleneck stent model for chronic myocardial ischemia and heart failure in pigs (2013)
- AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
Rissanen TT, Nurro J, Halonen PJ, Tarkia M, Saraste A, Rannankari M, Honkonen K, Pietila M, Leppanen O, Kuivanen A, Knuuti J, Yla-Herttuala S
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The year 2012 in the European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging: Part I (2013)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Edvardsen T, Plein S, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Maurer G, Lancellotti P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)