Harvard Title

Associate Professor of Medicine

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Physiologist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Lead Investigator, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Address

Brigham and Womens Hospital
Sleep Medicine - BLI.042
221 Longwood Ave  
Boston MA 02115

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Palatal prolapse as a signature of expiratory flow limitation and inspiratory palatal collapse in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Authors: Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Marques M, Genta PR, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, White DP, Wellman A.
Eur Respir J
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Quantifying the Arousal Threshold Using Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Authors: Sands SA, Terrill PI, Edwards BA, Taranto Montemurro L, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, de Melo CM, Loring SH, Butler JP, White DP, Wellman A.
Sleep
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Dynamic loop gain increases upon adopting the supine body position during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Authors: Joosten SA, Landry SA, Sands SA, Terrill PI, Mann D, Andara C, Skuza E, Turton A, Berger P, Hamilton GS, Edwards BA.
Respirology
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The relationship between partial upper-airway obstruction and inter-breath transition period during sleep.
Authors: Mann DL, Edwards BA, Joosten SA, Hamilton GS, Landry S, Sands SA, Wilson SJ, Terrill PI.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
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Stable Breathing in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated With Increased Effort but Not Lowered Metabolic Rate.
Authors: de Melo CM, Taranto-Montemurro L, Butler JP, White DP, Loring SH, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, Berger PJ, Wellman A, Sands SA.
Sleep
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Physiology-Based Modeling May Predict Surgical Treatment Outcome for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Authors: Li Y, Ye J, Han D, Cao X, Ding X, Zhang Y, Xu W, Orr J, Jen R, Sands S, Malhotra A, Owens R.
J Clin Sleep Med
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Airflow Shape Is Associated With the Pharyngeal Structure Causing OSA.
Authors: Genta PR, Sands SA, Butler JP, Loring SH, Katz ES, Demko BG, Kezirian EJ, White DP, Wellman A.
Chest
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Predicting epiglottic collapse in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
Authors: Azarbarzin A, Marques M, Sands SA, Op de Beeck S, Genta PR, Taranto-Montemurro L, de Melo CM, Messineo L, Vanderveken OM, White DP, Wellman A.
Eur Respir J
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Response to a combination of oxygen and a hypnotic as treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea is predicted by a patient's therapeutic CPAP requirement.
Authors: Landry SA, Joosten SA, Sands SA, White DP, Malhotra A, Wellman A, Hamilton GS, Edwards BA.
Respirology
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Effect of 4-Aminopyridine on Genioglossus Muscle Activity during Sleep in Healthy Adults.
Authors: Taranto-Montemurro L, Sands SA, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, de Melo CM, Edwards BA, Eckert DJ, Messineo L, White DP, Wellman A.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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