Scott A. Sands

Scott A. Sands, Ph.D.

617-732-5778

Faculty Information
Publications

Harvard Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Administrative and Hospital Titles

Associate 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

Publications View

Loop gain in REM versus non-REM sleep using CPAP manipulation: A pilot study.

Authors: Messineo L, Taranto-Montemurro L, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, Calianese N, White DP, Wellman A, Sands SA.
Respirology 2019-08-01
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Exposure to mild intermittent hypoxia increases loop gain and the arousal threshold in participants with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Authors: Alex RM, Panza GS, Hakim H, Badr MS, Edwards BA, Sands SA, Mateika JH.
J Physiol 2019-07-01
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Quantifying the magnitude of pharyngeal obstruction during sleep using airflow shape.

Authors: Mann DL, Terrill PI, Azarbarzin A, Mariani S, Franciosini A, Camassa A, Georgeson T, Marques M, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, Redline S, Wellman A, Sands SA.
Eur Respir J 2019-07-01
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The Effect of Upper Airway Surgery on Loop Gain in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Authors: Li Y, Ye J, Han D, Zhao D, Cao X, Orr J, Jen R, Deacon-Diaz N, Sands SA, Owens R, Malhotra A.
J Clin Sleep Med 2019-06-15
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Is there a threshold that triggers cortical arousals in obstructive sleep apnea.

Authors: Li Y, Orr J, Jen R, Sands SA, DeYoung P, Smales E, Edwards B, Owens RL, Malhotra A.
Sleep 2019-06-11
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Reply to Patel and Althouse: Robust Methods Are Needed to Evaluate the Pharmacologic Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Authors: Taranto-Montemurro L, Sands SA, Azarbarzin A, Wellman A.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019-05-15
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The Combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin Greatly Reduces Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial.

Authors: Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, Sands SA, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, Edwards BA, Eckert DJ, White DP, Wellman A.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019-05-15
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The hypoxic burden of sleep apnoea predicts cardiovascular disease-related mortality: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study and the Sleep Heart Health Study.

Authors: Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Stone KL, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, Terrill PI, Ancoli-Israel S, Ensrud K, Purcell S, White DP, Redline S, Wellman A.
Eur Heart J 2019-04-07
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Apnea-Hypopnea Event Duration Predicts Mortality in Men and Women in the Sleep Heart Health Study.

Authors: Butler MP, Emch JT, Rueschman M, Sands SA, Shea SA, Wellman A, Redline S.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019-04-01
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Admixture mapping identifies novel loci for obstructive sleep apnea in Hispanic/Latino Americans.

Authors: Wang H, Cade BE, Sofer T, Sands SA, Chen H, Browning SR, Stilp AM, Louie TL, Thornton TA, Johnson WC, Below JE, Conomos MP, Evans DS, Gharib SA, Guo X, Wood AC, Mei H, Yaffe K, Loredo JS, Ramos AR, Barrett-Connor E, Ancoli-Israel S, Zee PC, Arens R, Shah NA, Taylor KD, Tranah GJ, Stone KL, Hanis CL, Wilson JG, Gottlieb DJ, Patel SR, Rice K, Post WS, Rotter JI, Sunyaev SR, Cai J, Lin X, Purcell SM, Laurie CC, Saxena R, Redline S, Zhu X.
Hum Mol Genet 2019-02-15
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