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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Cardiac hybrid imaging (2012)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Gaemperli O, Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cardiac PET, CT, and MR: What Are the Advantages of Hybrid Imaging? (2012)
- Current Cardiology Reports
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Diet intervention reduces uptake of αvβ3 integrin-targeted PET tracer F-18-galacto-RGD in mouse atherosclerotic plaques (2012)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Saraste A, Laitinen I, Weidl E, Wildgruber M, Weber AW, Nekolla SG, Holzlwimmer G, Esposito I, Walch A, Leppanen P, Lisinen I, Luppa PB, Yla-Herttuala S, Wester HJ, Knuuti J, Schwaiger M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Esipuhe (2012)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Antti Saraste, Juhani Knuuti, Heikki Ukkonen, Jukka Lehtonen
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Eteiskorvakkeen katetrisulku - uusi vaihtoehto vuotoherkille eteisvärinäpotilaille (2012)
- Lääkärilehti
Airaksinen J, Lund J, Saraste M, Luotolahti M, Saraste A
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Evaluation of Ga-68-labeled tracers for PET imaging of myocardial perfusion in pigs (2012)
- Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Tarkia M, Saraste A, Saanijoki T, Oikonen V, Vahasilta T, Strandberg M, Stark C, Tolvanen T, Teras M, Savunen T, Green MA, Knuuti J, Roivainen A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Impaired ATP-Induced Coronary Blood Flow and Diminished Aortic NTPDase Activity Precede Lesion Formation in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice (2012)
- American Journal of Pathology
Mercier N, Kiviniemi TO, Saraste A, Miiluniemi M, Silvola J, Jalkanen S, Yegutkin GG
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Impaired pancreatic blood flow due to high-fat diet (HFD); pancreatic fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([F-18]FDG) kinetics and validation (2012)
- Diabetologia
Honka H, Hannukainen JC, Tarkia M, Oikonen V, Saraste A, Teras M, Knuuti J, Fagerholm V, Mikkola K, Nuutila P
(Other publication)
Intracoronary levosimendan during ischemia prevents myocardial apoptosis (2012)
- Frontiers in Physiology
Malmberg M, Vähäsilta T, Saraste A, Koskenvuo JW, Pärkkä JP, Leino K, Laitio T, Stark C, Heikkilä A, Saukko P, Savunen T
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Molecular Imaging of Early αvβ3 Integrin Expression Predicts Long-Term Left-Ventricle Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Rats (2012)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Sherif HM, Saraste A, Nekolla SG, Weidl E, Reder S, Tapfer A, Rudelius M, Higuchi T, Botnar RM, Wester HJ, Schwaiger M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Myocardial Perfusion by CT Versus Hybrid Imaging (2012)
- Cardiology Clinics
George RT, Mehra VC, Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Non-invasive imaging for coronary disease (2012) PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE, VOLUME 1 DIAGNOSIS Juhani Knuuti, Antti Saraste, Sami Kajander, Heikki Ukkonen, Juha Koskenvuo
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
Novel CT-based imaging markers for high-risk coronary plaques (2012)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Saraste A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with minimal antithrombotic treatment in patients at very high risk of bleeding events (2012)
- Thrombosis Research
Lund J, Saraste A, Airaksinen KEJ
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Perfuusio- ja hybridikuvantaminen (2012)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Antti Saraste, Juhani Knuuti
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
PET: Is myocardial flow quantification a clinical reality? (2012)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Saraste A, Kajander S, Han C, Nesterov SV, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Reply to Letter to the Editor (JNC-12-151-LE) regarding "PET: Is myocardial flow quantification a clinical reality?" (2012)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Saraste A, Kajander S, Han CL, Nesterov SV, Knuuti J
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Resting coronary flow velocity in the functional evaluation of coronary artery stenosis: study on sequential use of computed tomography angiography and transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (2012)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Joutsiniemi E, Saraste A, Pietila M, Ukkonen H, Kajander S, Maki M, Koskenvuo J, Airaksinen J, Hartiala J, Saraste M, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sydämen kuvantaminen (2012)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Saraste A, Knuuti J, Ukkonen H, Lehtonen J
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Therapeutic potential of thymosin beta 4 in myocardial infarct and heart failure (2012)
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Stark C, Taimen P, Tarkia M, Parkka J, Saraste A, Alastalo TP, Savunen T, Koskenvuo J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)