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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Polysomnographic airflow shapes and site of collapse during drug-induced sleep endoscopy.
Authors: Op de Beeck S, Vena D, Mann D, Azarbarzin A, Huyett P, Van de Perck E, Gell LK, Alex RM, Dieltjens M, Willemen M, Verbraecken J, Wellman A, Vanderveken OM, Sands SA.
Eur Respir J
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Effect of obesity on sleep apnea pathogenesis differs in women versus men: multiple mediation analyses in the retrospective SNOOzzzE cohort.
Authors: Nokes B, Orr JE, White S, Luu S, Chen Z, Alex R, Sands SA, Wojeck BS, Owens RL, Malhotra A, Schmickl CN.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
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Racial disparity in efficacy of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation for prevention of preterm birth: secondary analysis from a randomized, double-blind trial.
Authors: DeFranco EA, Valentine CJ, Carlson SE, Sands SA, Gajewski BJ.
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM
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Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Reduction in Blood Pressure: The Role of Heart Rate Response and Hypoxic Burden.
Authors: Messineo L, Sands SA, Schmickl C, Labarca G, Hu WH, Esmaeili N, Vena D, Gell L, Calianese N, Malhotra A, Gottlieb DJ, Wellman A, Redline S, Azarbarzin A.
Hypertension
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Increased Flow Limitation During Sleep Is Associated With Increased Psychomotor Vigilance Task Lapses in Individuals With Suspected OSA.
Authors: Staykov E, Mann DL, Duce B, Kainulainen S, Leppänen T, Töyräs J, Azarbarzin A, Georgeson T, Sands SA, Terrill PI.
Chest
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Endotypic traits of supine position and supine-predominant obstructive sleep apnoea in Asian patients.
Authors: Cheng WJ, Finnsson E, Ágústsson JS, Sands SA, Hang LW.
Eur Respir J
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Combination pharmacological therapy targeting multiple mechanisms of sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled cross-over trial.
Authors: Sands SA, Collet J, Gell LK, Calianese N, Hess LB, Vena D, Azarbarzin A, Bertisch SM, Landry S, Thomson L, Joosten SA, Hamilton GS, Edwards BA.
Thorax
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Association of Periodic Limb Movements and Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality.
Authors: Zinchuk A, Srivali N, Qin L, Jeon S, Ibrahim A, Sands SA, Koo B, Yaggi HK.
J Am Heart Assoc
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Continuous positive airway pressure and adherence in patients with different endotypes of obstructive sleep apnea.
Authors: Cheng WJ, Finnsson E, Ágústsson JS, Sands SA, Hang LW.
J Sleep Res
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Loop Gain as a Predictor of Blood Pressure Response in Patients Treated for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Secondary Analysis of a Clinical Trial.
Authors: Schmickl CN, Orr JE, Sands SA, Alex RM, Azarbarzin A, McGinnis L, White S, Mazzotti DR, Nokes B, Owens RL, Gottlieb DJ, Malhotra A.
Ann Am Thorac Soc
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