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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Detection of Hypoxia by [F-18]EF5 in Atherosclerotic Plaques in Mice (2011)
- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Silvola JMU, Saraste A, Forsback S, Laine VJO, Saukko P, Heinonen SE, Yla-Herttuala S, Roivainen A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effects of Age, Diet, and Type 2 Diabetes on the Development and FDG Uptake of Atherosclerotic Plaques (2011)
- JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Silvola JMU, Saraste A, Laitinen I, Savisto N, Laine VJO, Heinonen SE, Yla-Herttuala S, Saukko P, Nuutila P, Roivainen A, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Hybrid SPECT-CT and PET-CT: Current concepts and development (2011)
- Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
Knuuti J, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Intrapericardial, But Not Extrapericardial, Fat Is an Independent Predictor of Impaired Hyperemic Coronary Perfusion in Coronary Artery Disease (2011)
- Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Bucci M, Joutsiniemi E, Saraste A, Kajander S, Ukkonen H, Saraste M, Pietila M, Sipila HT, Teras M, Maki M, Airaksinen KEJ, Hartiala J, Knuuti J, Iozzo P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Novel F-18-Labeled PET myocardial perfusion tracers: Bench to bedside. (2011)
- Current Cardiology Reports
Nekolla SG, Saraste A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Simplified Quantification of Myocardial Flow Reserve with flurpiridaz F 18: Validation with Microspheres in a Pig Model (2011)
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Sherif HM, Nekolla SG, Saraste A, Reder S, Yu M, Robinson S, Schwaiger M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The effects of high-fat diet on intestinal and pancreatic functions with emphasis on perfusion and glucose uptake; validation of the [F-18]FDG radionuclide using simultaneous PET and CT imaging modalities (2011)
- Diabetologia
Honka H, Hannukainen JC, Tarkia M, Karmi A, Makinen J, Oikonen V, Saraste A, Teras M, Knuuti J, Fagerholm V, Mikkola K, Kivela R, Nuutila P
(Other publication)
Anatomy and function: PET-CT (2010)
- Eurointervention
Kajander S, Saraste A, Ukkonen H, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging Accurately Detects Anatomically and Functionally Significant Coronary Artery Disease (2010)
- Circulation
Kajander S, Joutsiniemi E, Saraste M, Pietila M, Ukkonen H, Saraste A, Sipila HT, Teras M, Maki M, Airaksinen J, Hartiala J, Knuuti J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Congestive heart failure (2010) Molecular Imaging: Principles and practice Saraste A, Makowski MR, Nekolla S, Schwaiger M
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)