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

3 of 44

Hybrid cardiovascular imaging: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Caobelli, Federico; Balmforth, Craig; Dweck, Marc R.; Albano, Domenico; Gheysens, Olivier; Georgoulias, Panagiotis; Nekolla, Stephan; Lairez, Olivier; Leccisotti, Lucia; Lubberink, Mark; Massalha, Samia; Nappi, Carmela; Rischpler, Christoph; Saraste, Antti; Hyafil, Fabien
(Other publication)
Hybrid cardiovascular imaging. A clinical consensus statement of the european association of nuclear medicine (EANM) and the european association of cardiovascular imaging (EACVI) of the ESC (2025)
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Caobelli, Federico; Dweck, Marc R.; Albano, Domenico; Gheysens, Olivier; Georgoulias, Panagiotis; Nekolla, Stephan; Lairez, Olivier; Leccisotti, Lucia; Lubberink, Marc; Massalha, Samia; Nappi, Carmela; Rischpler, Christoph; Saraste, Antti; Hyafil, Fabien
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Hyvä seuranta ja lääkkeiden tunnollinen käyttäminen ovat sepelvaltimotaudin hyvän hoidon perusta (2025)
- Turun Sanomat
Maaniitty, Teemu; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(E1 Popularised article)
Incremental value of a CCTA-derived AI-based ischemia algorithm over standard CCTA interpretation of predicting myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (2025)
- Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Nabeta, Takeru; Bär, Sarah; Maaniitty, Teemu; Kärpijoki, Henri; Bax, Jeroen J.; Saraste, Antti; Knuuti, Juhani
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Lievän hypotermian aivoja suojaava vaikutus verrattuna normotermiaan sydän keuhkokonehoidon aikana sepelvaltimoiden ohitusleikkauksessa - HYPOCABG tutkimus (2025)
- Finnanest
Hentula, Toni; Toivonen, Jenni; Hynninen, Ville-Veikko; Grönlund, Juha; Hirvonen, Jussi; Gustafsson, Emil; Laaksonen, Mikael; Malmberg, Markus; Peltonen, Ville; Posti, Jussi P.; Roine, Timo; Sainio, Teija; Saunavaara, Jani; Saraste, Antti; Suvanto, Kalle-Oskari; Vahlberg, Tero; Laitio, Timo
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Lipid-Lowering Medication and Outcomes After Anatomical and Functional Imaging in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease (2025)
- JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Maaniitty, Teemu; Mäenpää, Matias; Harjulahti, Esa; Kujala, Iida; Stenström, Iida; Nammas, Wail; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Macrophage mannose receptor CD206-targeted PET imaging in experimental acute myocardial infarction (2025)
- EJNMMI Research
Andriana, Putri; Palani, Senthil; Liljenbäck, Heidi; Iqbal, Imran; Oikonen, Vesa; Virta, Jenni; Makrypidi, Konstantina; Rajander, Johan; Atencio Herre, Erika; Suni, Aino; Jalkanen, Sirpa; Knuuti, Juhani; Martinez-Pomares, Luisa; Pirmettis, Ioannis; Li, Xiang-Guo; Saraste, Antti; Roivainen, Anne
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Outcomes with Revascularization vs. Medical Therapy According to Plaque Burden from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (2025)
- EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Bär, Sarah; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Nurmohamed, Nick S; Jukema, Ruurt A; Klén, Riku; Bax, Jeroen J; Knaapen, Paul; Danad, Ibrahim; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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)