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Juhani
Knuuti
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 reduced sedentary time on resting, exercise and post-exercise blood pressure in inactive adults with metabolic syndrome – a six-month exploratory RCT (2024)

Journal of Human Hypertension
Norha Jooa, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Laine Saara, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Kalliokoski Kari K., Heinonen Ilkka H. A.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Coronary Volume to Left Ventricular Mass Ratio in Patients With Hypertension (2023)

American Journal of Cardiology
van Rosendael SE, van Rosendael AR, Kuneman JH, Patel MR, Nørgaard BL, Fairbairn TA, Nieman K, Akasaka T, Berman DS, Koweek LMH, Pontone G, Kawasaki T, Sand NPR, Jensen JM, Amano T, Poon M, Øvrehus KA, Sonck J, Rabbat MG, Rogers C, Matsuo H, Leipsic JA, Marsan NA, Jukema JW, Bax JJ, Saraste A, Knuuti J
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

The effects of a 6-month intervention aimed to reduce sedentary time on skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity: a randomized controlled trial (2023)

AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism
Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Garthwaite Taru, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Koivumäki Mikko, Eskola Olli, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari K., Sievänen Harri, Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka H.A.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Hybridizing machine learning in survival analysis of cardiac PET/CT imaging (2023)

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
Juarez-Orozco Luis Eduardo, Niemi Mikael, Yeung Ming Wai, Benjamins Jan Walter, Maaniitty Teemu, Teuho Jarmo, Saraste Antti, Knuuti Juhani, van der Harst Pim, Klén Riku
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))