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Tarja
Saaresranta
Professor, Pulmonary Diseases and Clinical Allergology
MD, PhD, Professor
sleep-disordered breathing, sleep in middle-aged women, chronic respiratory failure, telemonitoring

Contact

+358 29 450 4571
+358 46 921 6342
Lemminkäisenkatu 3 b
20014
Turku

Areas of expertise

sleep-disordered breathing
chronic respiratory failure

Biography

Current positions

  • Professor of Pulmonary Diseases (50%)

Chief Specialist (50%), Division of Medicine, Dept of Pulmonary Diseases, Turku University Hospital
Coordinating Director (20%), Sleep and Breathing Centre, Turku University Hospital

  • ​​​​​​​Education and degrees awarded

• Specialist in Respiratory Allergology, University of Turku, Finland, 2005
• Degree in Administration and Leadership in Health Care, University of Turku, Finland, 2005
• Registered Educator in Sleep Medicine, Finnish Sleep Research Society, 2005
• Special Competence in Sleep Medicine, Finnish Medical Association, 2001
• PhD, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, University of Turku, Finland, 2000
• Pulmonary Medicine Specialist, University of Turku, Finland, 1993
• Medical Degree, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 1986
• Title of docent: Pulmonary Medicine, University of Turku, Finland, 2005


Teaching

sleep disorders

sleep-disorderd breathing

chronic respiratory failure

Research

Main research interests:

sleep-disordered breathing; sleep in menopausal women; treatment of chronic respiratory failure


Publications

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Keuhkosairaudet: diagnostiikka ja hoito (2021)

Kaarteenaho Riitta, Halme Maija, Koskela Heikki, Saaresranta Tarja (toim.)
(Toimitustyö ammatilliselle lehdelle, kokoomateokselle tai konferenssijulkaisulle (D6))

The association between high risk of sleep apnea, comorbidities, and risk of COVID-19: a population-based international harmonized study (2021)

Sleep and Breathing
Chung Frances, Waseem Rida, Pham Chi, Penzel Thomas, Han Fang, Bjorvatn Bjørn, Morin Charles M, Holzinger Brigitte, Espie Colin A, Benedict Christian, Cedernaes Jonathan, Saaresranta Tarja, Wing Yun Kwok, Nadorff Michael R, Dauvilliers Yves, De Gennaro Luigi, Plazzi Guiseppe, Merikanto Ilona, Matsui Kentaro, Leger Damien, Sieminski Mariusz, Mota-Rolim Sergio, Inoue Yuichi, Partinen Markku; International COVID Sleep Study (ICOSS) group
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Ikääntyminen ja uniapnea (2021)

Duodecim
Lyyra Olli, Lammintausta Aino, Anttalainen Ulla, Saaresranta Tarja
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)

Long-term positive airway pressure therapy is associated with reduced total cholesterol levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: data from the European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA) (2020)

Sleep Medicine
Gunduz C, Basoglu OK, Kvamme JA, Verbraecken J, Anttalainen U, Marrone O, Steiropoulos P, Roisman G, Joppa P, Hein H, Trakada G, Hedner J, Grote L; on behalf of the European Sleep Apnea Database collaborator
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Effects of sleep apnea and kidney dysfunction on objective sleep quality in nondialyzed patients with chronic kidney disease: an ESADA study (2020)

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Oreste Marrone, Fabio Cibella, Gabriel Roisman, Pawel Sliwinski, Pavol Joppa, Ozen K. Basoglu, Izolde Bouloukaki, Sophia Schiza, Athanasia Pataka, Richard Staats, Johan Verbraecken, Jan Hedner, Ludger Grote, Maria R. Bonsignore; on behalf of the ESADA study group
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))