Eugenia Pedagogos

The Australian Calciphylaxis Registry: reporting clinical features and outcomes of patients with calciphylaxis

Irene Ruderman, Nigel D Toussaint, Carmel M Hawley, Rathika Krishnasamy, Eugenia Pedagogos, Nicole Lioufas, Grahame J Elder

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is a rare disease, predominantly affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated wit..

Dietary Phosphate Consumption in Australians With Stages 3b and 4 Chronic Kidney Disease

Marguerite Conley, Nicole Lioufas, Nigel D Toussaint, Grahame J Elder, Sunil V Badve, Carmel M Hawley, Elaine M Pascoe, Eugenia Pedagogos, Andrea Valks, Katrina L Campbell

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: Dietary phosphate modification is a common therapy to treat hyperphosphatemia in individuals with chronic kidney diseas..

A Randomized Trial on the Effect of Phosphate Reduction on Vascular End Points in CKD (IMPROVE-CKD)

Nigel D Toussaint, Eugenia Pedagogos, Nicole M Lioufas, Grahame J Elder, Elaine M Pascoe, Sunil V Badve, Andrea Valks, Geoffrey A Block, Neil Boudville, James D Cameron, Katrina L Campbell, Sylvia SM Chen, Randall J Faull, Stephen G Holt, Dana Jackson, Meg J Jardine, David W Johnson, Peter G Kerr, Kenneth K Lau, Lai-Seong Hooi, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

BACKGROUND: Hyperphosphatemia is associated with increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), arterial calcification, and cardio..

Aortic Calcification and Arterial Stiffness Burden in a Chronic Kidney Disease Cohort with High Cardiovascular Risk: Baseline Characteristics of the Impact of Phosphate Reduction On Vascular End-Points in Chronic Kidney Disease Trial

Nicole M Lioufas, Eugenia Pedagogos, Carmel M Hawley, Elaine M Pascoe, Grahame J Elder, Sunil Badve, Andrea Valks, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2020  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality compared to the general population. ..

Can we IMPROVE cardiovascular outcomes through phosphate lowering in CKD? Rationale and protocol for the IMpact of Phosphate Reduction On Vascular End-points in Chronic Kidney Disease (IMPROVE-CKD) study

Nicole Lioufas, Nigel D Toussaint, Eugenia Pedagogos, Grahame Elder, Sunil V Badve, Elaine Pascoe, Andrea Valks, Carmel Hawley, Nigel D Toussaint, Eugenia Pedagogos, Nicole Lioufas, Carmel M Hawley, Grahame J Elder, Elaine M Pascoe, Andrea Valks, Sunil V Badve, Geoffrey A Block, Neil C Boudville, Katrina Campbell, James D Cameron, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at heightened cardiovascular risk, which has been associated with abn..

Optimizing vancomycin dosage regimens in relation to high-flux haemodialysis

Katrina Hui, Kashyap Patel, Michelle Nalder, Craig Nelson, Kirsty Buising, Eugenie Pedagogos, David CM Kong, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

OBJECTIVES: To develop a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model for vancomycin in adults receiving high-flux haemodialysis (HFHD) i..

Vancomycin dosing in chronic high-flux haemodialysis: a systematic review

Katrina Hui, Lydia Upjohn, Michelle Nalder, Kirsty Buising, Eugenie Pedagogos, Craig Nelson, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2018  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate whether non-weight-based dosing (non-WBD) or weight-based dosing (WBD) of van..

Patterns of use and appropriateness of antibiotics prescribed to patients receiving haemodialysis: an observational study

Katrina Hui, Michelle Nalder, Kirsty Buising, Aspasia Pefanis, Khai Y Ooi, Eugenie Pedagogos, Craig Nelson, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC NEPHROLOGY

BACKGROUND: There are limited published data on the types and appropriateness of oral and intravenous (IV) antibiotics prescribed ..

Should nephrologists consider vascular calcification screening?

Rathika Krishnasamy, Eugenie Pedagogos

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nephrology (Carlton)

Vascular calcification (VC) has been widely discussed over the last few decades and is associated with significant morbidity and m..

Carvedilol and Cardiac Biomarkers in Dialysis Patients: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Matthew A Roberts, Darsy Darssan, Sunil V Badve, Robert P Carroll, Magid A Fahim, Brian A Haluska, Carmel M Hawley, Nicole M Isbel, Mark R Marshall, Elaine M Pascoe, Eugenie Pedagogos, Helen L Pilmore, Paul Snelling, Tony Stanton, Ken-Soon Tan, Andrew M Tonkin, Liza A Vergara, Francesco L Ierino

Journal article  |  2017  |  KIDNEY & BLOOD PRESSURE RESEARCH

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cardiac biomarkers are associated with cardiac abnormalities and adverse outcomes in dialysis patients. Our aim w..