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

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+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))

Sedentary time associates detrimentally and physical activity beneficially with metabolic flexibility in adults with metabolic syndrome (2024)

American Journal of Physiology : Endocrinology and Metabolism
Garthwaite Taru, Sjöros Tanja, Laine Saara, Koivumäki Mikko, Vähä-Ypyä Henri, Verho Tiina, Norha Jooa, Kallio Petri, Saarenhovi Maria, Löyttyniemi Eliisa, Sievänen Harri, Houttu Noora, Laitinen Kirsi, Kalliokoski Kari K., Vasankari Tommi, Knuuti Juhani, Heinonen Ilkka
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Coronary Artery Calcium Score Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Stable Chest Pain (2024)

Radiology
Biavati F, Saba L, Boussoussou M, Kofoed KF, Benedek T, Donnelly P, Rodríguez-Palomares J, Erglis A, Štěchovský C, Šakalytė G, Čemerlić Ađić N, Gutberlet M, Dodd JD, Diez I, Davis G, Zimmermann E, Kępka C, Vidakovic R, Francone M, Ilnicka-Suckiel M, Plank F, Knuuti J, Faria R, Schröder S, Berry C, Ruzsics B, Rieckmann N, Kubiak C, Hansen KS, Müller-Nordhorn J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Sigvardsen PE, Benedek I, Orr C, Valente FX, Zvaigzne L, Suchánek V, Jankauskas A, Ađić F, Woinke M, Cadogan D, Lecumberri I, Thwaite E, Kruk M, Neskovic AN, Mancone M, Kuśmierz D, Feuchtner G, Pietilä M, Ribeiro VG, Drosch T, Delles C, Cau R, Fisher M, Merkely B, Kragelund C, Aurelian R, Kelly S, García Del Blanco B, Rubio A, Szilveszter B, Hove JD, Rodean I, Regan S, Cuéllar Calabria H, Édes IF, Larsen L, Hodas R, Napp AE, Haase R, Feger S, Mohamed M, Serna-Higuita LM, Neumann K, Dreger H, Rief M, Wieske V, Budoff MJ, Estrella M, Martus P, Bosserdt M, Dewey M, DISCHARGE Trial Group
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Plasma lipidomics and coronary plaque changes: a substudy of the SMARTool clinical trial (2024)

EHJ Cardiovascular Imaging / European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
Smit Jeff M, Rocchiccioli Silvia, Signore Giovanni, Michelucci Elena, Di Giorgi Nicoletta, van Rosendael Alexander R, El Mahdiui Mohammed, Neglia Danilo, Knuuti Juhani, Saraste Antti, Buechel Ronny R, Teresinska Anna, Pizzi Maria N, Roque Albert, Poddighe Rosa, Mertens Bart J, Caselli Chiara, Parodi Oberdan, Pelosi Gualtiero, Scholte Arthur J.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Effect of Body Mass Index on Effectiveness of CT versus Invasive Coronary Angiography in Stable Chest Pain: The DISCHARGE Trial (2024)

Radiology
Sykes R, Collison D, Merkely B, Kofoed KF, Donnelly P, Rodríguez-Palomares J, Erglis A, Veselka J, Šakalytė G, Ađić NČ, Gutberlet M, Dodd JD, Diez I, Davis G, Zimmermann E, Kępka C, Vidakovic R, Francone M, Ilnicka-Suckiel M, Plank F, Knuuti J, Faria R, Schröder S, Berry C, Saba L, Ruzsics B, Rieckmann N, Kubiak C, Hansen KS, Müller-Nordhorn J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Knudsen AD, Benedek I, Orr C, Valente FX, Zvaigzne L, Horváth M, Jankauskas A, Ađić F, Woinke M, Keane S, Lecumberri I, Thwaite E, Laule M, Kruk M, Zivanic A, Mancone M, Kuśmierz D, Feuchtner G, Pietilä M, Ribeiro VG, Drosch T, Delles C, Porcu M, Fisher M, Bárány T, Sørum C, Aurelian R, Kelly S, Garcia Del Blanco B, Rubio A, Szilveszter B, Abdulla J, Rodean I, Regan S, Cuéllar Calabria H, Vecsey-Nagy M, Jurlander B, Hodas R, Feger S, Mohamed M, Serna-Higuita LM, Neumann K, Dreger H, Rief M, Wieske V, Ferencik M, Estrella M, Bosserdt M, Martus P, Benedek T, Dewey M, DISCHARGE Trial Group
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Determining Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Artery Disease : Patient-Specific Cutoffs in Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Using [15O]H2O PET Imaging (2024)

Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Roel Hoek, Pepijn A. van Diemen, Pieter G. Raijmakers, Roel S. Driessen, Yvemarie B.O. Somsen, Ruben W. de Winter, Ruurt A. Jukema, Jos W.R. Twisk, Lourens F.H.J. Robbers, Pim van der Harst, Antti Saraste, Mark Lubberink, Jens Sörensen, Paul Knaapen, Juhani Knuuti, Ibrahim Danad
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))