Antti
Saraste
Professor, Internal Medicine
InFLAMES Flagship
MD, PhD, FESC
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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
Teaching
Cardiology, Cardiac imaging
Research
Multi modality imaging of cardiovascular diseases
Publications
Folate receptor β-targeted Positron emission tomography imaging of activated macrophages in experimental myocardial infarction (2026)
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
The time-varying prognostic value of stenosis and plaque burden in coronary artery disease (2026)
EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Quantitative Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden From CCTA and the Benefit From Lipid-Lowering Medication (2026)
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Patient-centric performance and interpretation of positron emission tomography /computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: a clinical consensus statement of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging of the European Society of Cardiology (2026)
European heart journal : imaging methods and practice
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Organ-Specific Perfusion Response to Adenosine as Measured Using Total-Body PET (2026)
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
New opportunities for nuclear cardiology with total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (2026)
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Coronary atherosclerosis on AI-based plaque analysis in patients with chest pain and calcium score zero (2026)
International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Evaluation of myocardial viability: a comparative study between parametric [15o] water PET/CT imaging and speckle tracking echocardiography (2026)
EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
(Abstrakti)
Sex differences in plaque burden and outcomes in symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease (2026)
International Journal of Cardiology
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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
(Abstrakti)