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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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Importance of plaque volume and composition for the prediction of myocardial ischaemia using sequential coronary computed tomography angiography/positron emission tomography imaging (2022)

EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Wang Xu, van den Hoogen Inge J., Butcher Steele C., Kuneman Jurrien H., de Graaf Michiel A., Kamperidis Vasileios, Boukes Mark, Maaniitty Teemu, Schultz Jussi, van Rosendael AR, Saraste Antti, Knuuti Juhani, Bax Jeroen J.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Relationship between liver fat content and lifestyle factors in adults with metabolic syndrome (2022)

Scientific Reports
Laine Saara, Sjöros Tanja, Garthwaite Taru, Saarenhovi Maria, Kallio Petri, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Sievänen Harri, Vasankari Tommi, Laitinen Kirsi, Houttu Noora, Saukko Ekaterina, Knuuti Juhani, Saunavaara Virva, Heinonen Ilkka H. A.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Corrigendum to “Standing is associated with insulin sensitivity in adults with metabolic syndrome. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24 (2021) 1255–1260” (Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2021) 24(12) (1255–1260), (S1440244021002048), (10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.009)) (2022)

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Garthwaite T., Sjöros T., Koivumäki M., Laine S., Vähä-Ypyä H., Saarenhovi M., Kallio P., Löyttyniemi E., Sievänen H., Houttu N., Laitinen K., Kalliokoski K., Vasankari T., Knuuti J., Heinonen I.
(Muu (O2))

Incorporating coronary artery calcium scoring in the prediction of obstructive coronary artery disease with myocardial ischemia: a study with sequential use of coronary computed tomography angiography and positron emission tomography imaging (2022)

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
van den Hoogen Inge J., Wang Xu, Butcher Steele C., Maaniitty Teemu, Schultz Jussi, van Rosendael Alexander R., Saraste Antti, Knuuti Juhani, Bax Jeroen J.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Implications of the 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Chest Pain Guideline for Cardiovascular Imaging: A Multisociety Viewpoint (2022)

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Blankstein R., Shaw L.J., Gulati M., Atalay M.K., Bax J., Calnon D.A., Dyke C.K., Ferencik M., Heitner J.F., Henry T.D., Hung J., Knuuti Juhani, Lindner J.R., Phillips L.M., Raman S.V., Rao S.V., Rybicki F.J., Saraste Antti, Stainback R.F., Thompson R.C., Williamson E., Nieman K., Tremmel J.A., Woodard P.K., Di Carli M.F., Chandrashekhar Y.S.
(Kirjoitus tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (B1))