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Juhani
Knuuti

Professor, Turku PET Centre
Director, Turku PET Centre
InFLAMES Flagship
MD, professor, Turku PET Centre
Cardiovascular diseases, imaging

Contact

+358 29 450 2345
+358 50 059 2998
Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8
20520
Turku

Biography

Juhani Knuuti’s research has focused on the physiology and pathophysiology, diagnosis and new therapies of coronary artery disease, heart failure and metabolic diseases. The research is also focused on developing and utilizing novel noninvasive imaging methods (PET, SPECT, echocardiography, MRI and CT) that will help to determine the risk and severity of CHD and heart failure and provide guidance for therapy decisions. The recent focus in cardiac research has been on vulnerable plaques, cardiac remodelling and multimodality and hybrid imaging. In metabolic and diabetes research, the focus has been in the interactions between different organs and heart in the pathogenesis and development of the cardiac diseases.

Publications

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Effects of reducing sedentary behavior on liver insulin sensitivity, liver fat content, and liver enzyme levels : a six-month randomized controlled trial (2025)

American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Laine, Saara; Sjöros, Tanja; Garthwaite, Taru; Honka, Miikka-Juhani; Löyttyniemi, Eliisa; Norha, Jooa; Eskola, Olli; Koivumäki, Mikko; Vähä-Ypyä, Henri; Sievänen, Harri; Vasankari, Tommi; Hirvonen, Jussi; Laitinen, Kirsi; Houttu, Noora; Kalliokoski, Kari K.; Saunavaara, Virva; Knuuti, Juhani; Heinonen, Ilkka H. A.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

The Alternative Imaging Modalities in Ischemic Heart Failure (AIMI-HF) Trial—IMAGE HF Project 1A (2025)

CJC Open
Mielniczuk, Lisa M.; O’Meara, Eileen; Wiefels, Christiane; Chen, Li; Garrard, Linda; White, James; deKemp, Robert A.; Di Carli, Marcelo F.; Larose, Eric; Paterson, David I.; Ezekowitz, Justin; Kandolin, Riina M.; Wright, Graham; Campisi, Roxana; Laine, Mika K.; Connelly, Kim; Rajda, Miroslaw; Vitola, Joao V.; Lepage, Serge; Hartikainen, Juha; Chow, Benjamin; Tavoosi, Anahita; Knuuti, Juhani; Wells, George A.; Beanlands, Rob S.B.; and the IMAGE HF Investigators
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Derivation and validation of an artificial intelligence-based plaque burden safety cut-off for long-term acute coronary syndrome from coronary computed tomography angiography (2025)

EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Bar, Sarah; Knuuti, Juhani; Saraste, Antti; Klen, Riku; Kero, Tanja; Nabeta, Takeru; Bax, Jeroen J.; Danad, Ibrahim; Nurmohamed, Nick S.; Jukema, Ruurt A.; Knaapen, Paul; Maaniitty, Teemu
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )