MD, PhD, FESC Antti Saraste - UTU Research Portal

Antti Saraste
MD, PhD, FESC

- Professor,
Internal Medicine (Department of Clinical Medicine)
- ,
InFLAMES Flagship (Faculty of 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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Patient centric performance and interpretation of SPECT and SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the ESC (2025)
- European heart journal : imaging methods and practice
Abadie, Bryan; Liga, Riccardo; Buechel, Ronny; Giannopoulos, Andreas A; Pizzi, María Nazarena; Roque, Albert; Geronazzo, Ricardo; Hyafil, Fabien; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Slart, Riemer; Cremer, Paul; Weinberg, Richard; Ferreira, Maria João Vidigal; Gimelli, Alessia; Jaber, Wael
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Plaque burden improves the detection of ischemic CAD over stenosis from coronary computed tomography angiography (2025)
- International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
Kero, Tanja; Bär, Sarah; Saraste, Antti; Klén, Riku; Bax, Jeroen J.; Knuuti, Juhani; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prognostic implications of quantified coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial perfusion in diabetes (2025)
- Cardiovascular Diabetology
Mäenpää, Matias; Jukema, Ruurt A.; van Diemen, Pepijn; Bär, Sarah; Raijmakers, Pieter G.; Sprengers, Ralf; Driessen, Roel S.; Bax, Jeroen J.; Knaapen, Paul; Knuuti, Juhani; Danad, Ibrahim; Saraste, Antti; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prognostic utility of hybrid coronary computed tomography angiography and myocardial perfusion imaging in elderly patients with suspected coronary artery disease (2025)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Nammas, Wail; Ajosenpää, Iina; Maaniitty, Teemu; Stenström, Iida; Bax, Jeroen J.; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Proof-of-concept PET imaging of pulmonary sarcoidosis using VAP-1-targeted radiotracer [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-Siglec-9 (2025)
- Respiratory Research
Dadson, Prince; Ylä-Outinen, Heli; Kalliokoski, Kari; Tuokkola, Terhi; Malaspina, Simona; Koivumäki, Mikko; Viitanen, Riikka; Rajala, Noora; Silvoniemi, Maria; Tolvanen, Tuula; Nuutila, Pirjo; Jalkanen, Sirpa; Saraste, Antti; Saaresranta, Tarja; Taimen, Pekka; Roivainen, Anne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Quantitative approaches to 18F-flurpiridaz positron emission tomography image analysis (2025)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Packard, René R. Sevag; deKemp, Robert A.; Knuuti, Juhani; Moody, Jonathan B.; Renaud, Jennifer M.; Saraste, Antti; Slomka, Piotr J.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Single-cell to pre-clinical evaluation of Trem2, Folr2, and Slc7a7 as macrophage-associated biomarkers for atherosclerosis (2025)
- Cardiovascular Research
Örd, Tiit; Palani, Senthil; Giroud Gerbetant, Judith; Bodoy, Susanna; Lönnberg, Tapio; Niskanen, Henri; Ravindran, Aarthi; Holappa, Lari; Chemaly, Melody; Taipale, Mari; Õunap, Kadri; Haikonen, Retu; Talukdar, Husain; Sukhavasi, Katyayani; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Virta, Jenni; Ruotsalainen, Anna-Kaisa; Pierrot-Blanchet, Clara; Miner, Maxwell W. G.; Moisio, Olli; Rajala, Noora; Li, Xiang-Guo; Low, Philip S.; Saraste, Antti; Heinäniemi, Merja; Ylä-Herttuala, Seppo; Björkegren, Johan L. M.; Hedin, Ulf; Matic, Ljubica; Yvan-Charvet, Laurent; Palacin, Manuel; Roivainen, Anne; Kaikkonen, Minna U.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
SNMMI/EANM/ASNC/ACNM Procedure Standard/Practice Guideline for 18F-Flurpiridaz PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Blood Flow Quantitation (2025)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Packard, René R. Sevag; Maddahi, Jamshid; Pelletier-Galarneau, Matthieu; Al-Mallah, Mouaz H.; Coelho, Marta; Dorbala, Sharmila; Galt, James; Hyun, Mark; Menon, Nandakumar; Miller, Edward J.; Shetty, Mrinali; Saraste, Antti
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
Stenosis degree and plaque burden differ between the major epicardial coronary arteries supplying ischemic territories (2025)
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Kero, Tanja; Knuuti, Juhani; Bär, Sarah; Bax, Jeroen J.; Saraste, Antti; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The relationships between non-invasive myocardial work indices, myocardial blood flow and viability determined by PET (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham, Nammas, Wail; Paunonen, Christian; Teuho, Jarmo; Siekkinen, Reetta; Li, Xiang-Guo; Roivainen, Anne; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(Abstract)
Trajectories and determinants of myocardial work indices in patients with acute myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Ballo, Haitham; Nammas, Wail; Paunonen, Christian; Teuho, Jarmo; Siekkinen, Reetta; Li, Xiang-Guo; Roivainen, Anne; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti

(Abstract)
Treatment and outcomes of chronic coronary syndromes: the EORP EURECA imaging registry (2025)
- European Heart Journal
Liga, Riccardo; Gimelli, Alessia; Podlesnikar, Tomaz; Cvijic, Marta; Pontone, Gianluca; Miglioranza, Marcelo Haertel; Guaricci, Andrea Igoren; Seitun, Sara; Clemente, Alberto; Sumin, Alexey; Vitola, Joao; Saraste, Antti; Paunonen, Christian; Sia, Ching-Hui; Paleev, Filipp; Sade, Leyla Elif; Zamorano, Jose Luis; Maroz-Vadalazhskaya, Natallia; Sredojevic, Mirjana; Anagnostopoulos, Constantinos; Macedo, Filipe; Knuuti, Juhani; Edvardsen, Thor; Cosyns, Bernard; Petersen, Steffen E.; Magne, Julien; Laroche, Cecile; Popescu, Bogdan A.; Delgado, Victoria; Neglia, Danilo; EURECA Investigators
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Viitearvot sydämen rakenteesta ja toiminnasta - mikä on "normaalia" ultraäänessä? (2025)
- Sydänääni: Suomen Kardiologisen Seuran Lehti
Paakkanen, Riitta; Joosti, Kadri; Uusitalo, Valtteri; Saraste, Antti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (2024)
- European Heart Journal
Salminen, Linnea; Ballo, Haitham; Maaniitty,Teemu; Vasankari, Tuija; Elnammas, Wail; Knuuti, Juhani; Hohenthal, Ulla; Saraste, Antti
(Abstract)
Aorttaläpän ahtauman syyt ja patofysiologia (2024) Kardiologia Saraste, Antti; Laine, Mika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Aorttaläpän vuodon diagnostiikka (2024) Kardiologia Saraste, Antti; Laine, Mika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Aorttaläpän vuodon hoito (2024) Kardiologia Saraste, Antti; Laine, Mika; Raivio, Peter
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Aorttaläpän vuodon syyt ja patofysiologia (2024) Kardiologia Saraste, Antti; Laine, Mika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Aorttaläppäahtauman diagnostiikka (2024) Kardiologia Saraste, Antti; Laine, Mika
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
Aorttaläppäahtauman hoito (2024) Kardiologia Laine, Mika; Saraste, Antti; Raivio, Peter
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)