Tarja Saaresranta
MD, PhD, Professor
tasaare@utu.fi +358 29 450 4571 +358 46 921 6342 Lemminkäisenkatu 3 b Turku Office: +358 2 3134240 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-963X |
sleep-disordered breathing; chronic respiratory failure
sleep-disordered breathing, sleep in middle-aged women, chronic respiratory failure, telemonitoring
Current positions
- Professor of Pulmonary Diseases (50%)
Chief Specialist (50%), Division of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Turku University Hospital
Coordinating Director (20%), Sleep and Breathing Centre, Turku University Hospital
- Education and degrees awarded
• Specialist in Respiratory Allergology, University of Turku, Finland, 2005
• Degree in Administration and Leadership in Health Care, University of Turku, Finland, 2005
• Registered Educator in Sleep Medicine, Finnish Sleep Research Society, 2005
• Special Competence in Sleep Medicine, Finnish Medical Association, 2001
• PhD, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, University of Turku, Finland, 2000
• Pulmonary Medicine Specialist, University of Turku, Finland, 1993
• Medical Degree, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 1986
• Title of docent: Pulmonary Medicine, University of Turku, Finland, 2005
Main research interests:
sleep-disordered breathing; sleep in menopausal women; treatment of chronic respiratory failure
sleep disorders
sleep-disorderd breathing
chronic respiratory failure
- Reinken ödeeman ja äänihuulihalvauksen aiheuttaman hengenahdistuksen ylipainehengityshoito (2013)
- Duodecim
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Subjective sleep in premenopausal and postmenopausal women during workdays and leisure days: a sleep diary study (2013)
- Menopause
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Uniapnea (2013) Keuhkosairaudet - Diagnostiikka ja hoito Saaresranta Tarja, Polo Olli
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - Uniapneapotilas 2000-luvulla – kenelle CPAP-hoito aloitetaan ja miten siihen sitoudutaan? (2013)
- Duodecim
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Women with partial upper airway obstruction are not less sleepy than those with obstructive sleep apnea (2013)
- Sleep and Breathing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Hyvän unen salaisuus (2012) Saaresranta T
(E1 Popularised article) - Kansantauti uniapnea - pitäisikö sitä seuloa? (2012)
- Lääkärilehti
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Obstructive sleep apnea in adults (2012) Saaresranta T
(D3 Article in a professional conference publication) - Position paper on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: joint recommendations by the European Society of Hypertension, by the European Respiratory Society and by the members of European COST (Cooperation in Scientific and Technological research) ACTION B26 on obstructive sleep apnea. (2012)
- Journal of Hypertension
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Uniapneapotilaiden CPAP-hoidon seuranta siirty yhä useammin perusterveydenhuoltoon (2012)
- Lääkärilehti
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Using respiratory rate and thoracic movement to assess respiratory insufficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a preliminary study (2012)
- BMC Palliative Care
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - COST Action B26 Group. Management of obstructive sleep apnea in Europe. (2011)
- Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Diagnosis and initiation of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy for OSAS without a preceding sleep study? (2011)
- Sleep and Breathing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kaksoispaineventilaatio kroonisessa ventilaatiovajauksessa (2011)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - The European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA): report from 22 European sleep laboratories (2011)
- European Respiratory Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ESADA - eurooppalainen uniapneakohortti (2010) Saaresranta T
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Is 'MILD' sleep-disordered breathing in women really mild? (2010)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Käypä hoito. Uniapnea (obstruktiivinen uniapnea aikuisilla) (2010)
- Duodecim
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Menopausal insomnia (2010) Clinical Handbook of Insomnia. 2. ed Saaresranta T, Polo-Kantola P, Polo O
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Reimbursed drugs in patients with sleep-disordered breathing - a static-charge-sensitive bed study (2010)
- Sleep Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)