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

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Retropalatal and retroglossal airway compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Authors: Marques M, Genta PR, Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Taranto-Montemurro L, Messineo L, White DP, Wellman A.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
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Quantifying ventilatory control stability from spontaneous sigh responses during sleep: a comparison of two approaches.
Authors: Nava-Guerra L, Edwards BA, Terrill PI, Sands SA, Amin RS, Kemp JS, Khoo MCK.
Physiol Meas
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Assessing ventilatory instability using the response to spontaneous sighs during sleep in preterm infants.
Authors: Edwards BA, Nava-Guerra L, Kemp JS, Carroll JL, Khoo MC, Sands SA, Terrill PI, Landry SA, Amin RS.
Sleep
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Neural memory of the genioglossus muscle during sleep is stage-dependent in healthy subjects and obstructive sleep apnoea patients.
Authors: Taranto-Montemurro L, Sands SA, Grace KP, Azarbarzin A, Messineo L, Salant R, White DP, Wellman DA.
J Physiol
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Daytime loop gain is elevated in obstructive sleep apnea but not reduced by CPAP treatment.
Authors: Deacon-Diaz NL, Sands SA, McEvoy RD, Catcheside PG.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
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Identifying obstructive sleep apnoea patients responsive to supplemental oxygen therapy.
Authors: Sands SA, Edwards BA, Terrill PI, Butler JP, Owens RL, Taranto-Montemurro L, Azarbarzin A, Marques M, Hess LB, Smales ET, de Melo CM, White DP, Malhotra A, Wellman A.
Eur Respir J
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Breath-holding as a means to estimate the loop gain contribution to obstructive sleep apnoea.
Authors: Messineo L, Taranto-Montemurro L, Azarbarzin A, Oliveira Marques MD, Calianese N, White DP, Wellman A, Sands SA.
J Physiol
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Validating an Algorithm for Automatic Scoring of Inspiratory Flow Limitation Within a Range of Recording Settings.
Authors: Camassa A, Franciosini A, Sands SA, Zhi YX, Yadollahi A, Bianchi AM, Wellman A, Redline S, Azarbarzin A, Mariani S.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
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Measuring Loop Gain via Home Sleep Testing in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Authors: Orr JE, Sands SA, Edwards BA, Deyoung PN, Deacon N, Jen R, Li Y, Owens RL, Malhotra A.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Authors: Zinchuk A, Edwards BA, Jeon S, Koo BB, Concato J, Sands S, Wellman A, Yaggi HK.
J Clin Sleep Med
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