Nigel Toussaint

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

Improving medication adherence in adult kidney transplantation (IMAKT): A pilot randomised controlled trial

Jac Kee Low, Elizabeth Manias, Kimberley Crawford, Rowan Walker, William R Mulley, Nigel D Toussaint, Michael Dooley, Elaine Kennedy, Catherine L Smith, Michelle Nalder, Doris Yip, Allison Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

Outcomes of cinacalcet withdrawal in Australian dialysis patients

Irene Ruderman, Stephen G Holt, Geoffrey S Kirkland, Sophie Maslen, Carmel M Hawley, Veronica Oliver, Rathika Krishnasamy, Nicholas A Gray, Girish S Talaulikar, Craig L Nelson, Yogeshwar Rajaram, Hilton Gock, Eric Au, Grahame J Elder, Rahul Mainra, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2019  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Long-term risk of adverse outcomes after acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies using consensus definitions of exposure

Emily J See, Kushani Jayasinghe, Neil Glassford, Michael Bailey, David W Johnson, Kevan R Polkinghorne, Nigel D Toussaint, Rinaldo Bellomo

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Kidney International

Current and potential therapeutic strategies for the management of vascular calcification in patients with chronic kidney disease including those on dialysis

Irene Ruderman, Stephen G Holt, Tim D Hewitson, Edward R Smith, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2018  |  Seminars in Dialysis

Magnetic resonance imaging based assessment of bone microstructure as a non-invasive alternative to histomorphometry in patients with chronic kidney disease

Ashish K Sharma, Nigel D Toussaint, Grahame J Elder, Rosemary Masterson, Stephen G Holt, Patricia L Robertson, Peter R Ebeling, Paul Baldock, Rhiannon C Miller, Chamith S Rajapakse

Journal article  |  2018  |  Bone

Changes in bone microarchitecture following kidney transplantation-Beyond bone mineral density

Ashish K Sharma, Nigel D Toussaint, Grahame J Elder, Chamith S Rajapakse, Stephen G Holt, Paul Baldock, Patricia L Robertson, Peter R Ebeling, Olivia R Sorci, Rosemary Masterson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Transplantation

Longitudinal changes in bone and mineral metabolism after cessation of cinacalcet in dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Irene Ruderman, Edward R Smith, Nigel D Toussaint, Tim D Hewitson, Stephen G Holt

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Nephrology

Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder: Synopsis of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update

Markus Ketteler, Geoffrey A Block, Pieter Evenepoel, Masafumi Fukagawa, Charles A Herzog, Linda McCann, Sharon M Moe, Rukshana Shroff, Marcello A Tonelli, Nigel D Toussaint, Marc G Vervloet, Mary B Leonard

Journal article  |  2018  |  Annals of Internal Medicine

Deterioration of Cortical Bone Microarchitecture: Critical Component of Renal Osteodystrophy Evaluation

Ashish K Sharma, Nigel D Toussaint, Rosemary Masterson, Stephen G Hoit, Chamith S Rajapakse, Peter R Ebeling, Sindhu T Mohanty, Paul Baldock, Grahame J Elder

Journal article  |  2018  |  American Journal of Nephrology

High-intensity physical exercise increases serum α-klotho levels in healthy volunteers.

Sven-Jean Tan, Melissa M Chu, Nigel D Toussaint, Michael Mx Cai, Tim D Hewitson, Stephen G Holt

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Circulating Biomarkers

The recently discovered klotho proteins have roles in a diverse range of metabolic processes with the oldest protein, α-klotho, im..

Urinary Tract Infections in the First Year Post-Kidney Transplantation: Potential Benefits of Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

P Kotagiri, D Chembolli, J Ryan, PD Hughes, ND Toussaint

Journal article  |  2017  |  Transplantation Proceedings

What Is the Role of Vitamin D Supplementation on Vascular Health in CKD?

Nigel D Toussaint, Irene Ruderman

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what's changed and why it matters

Markus Ketteler, Geoffrey A Block, Pieter Evenepoel, Masafumi Fukagawa, Charles A Herzog, Linda McCann, Sharon M Moe, Rukshana Shroff, Marcello A Tonelli, Nigel D Toussaint, Marc G Vervloet, Mary B Leonard

Journal article  |  2017  |  Kidney International

Soluble klotho may be a marker of phosphate reabsorption

Sven-Jean Tan, Edward R Smith, Stephen G Holt, Tim D Hewitson, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Kidney Journal

Mineral adaptations following kidney transplantation

Sven-Jean Tan, Amy Crosthwaite, David Langsford, Varuni Obeysekere, Frank L Ierino, Matthew A Roberts, Peter D Hughes, Tim D Hewitson, Karen M Dwyer, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2017  |  Transplant International

Changes in Markers of Mineral Metabolism After Living Kidney Donation

Sven-Jean Tan, Tim D Hewitson, Peter D Hughes, Stephen G Holt, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2017  |  Transplantation Direct

Do the benefits of using calcitriol and other vitamin D receptor activators in patients with chronic kidney disease outweigh the harms?

Nigel D Toussaint, Matthew J Damasiewicz

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nephrology

INTRODUCTION OF RENAL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED UPTAKE OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN A PUBLICLY FUNDED HEALTH SERVICE

Nigel D Toussaint, Lawrence P McMahon, Gregory Dowling, Stephen G Holt, Gillian Smith, Maria Safe, Richard Knight, Kathleen Fair, Leanne Linehan, Rowan G Walker, David A Power

Journal article  |  2017  |  Peritoneal Dialysis International

Is serum phosphate a useful target in patients with chronic kidney disease and what is the role for dietary phosphate restriction?

Nigel D Toussaint, Stephen G Holt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nephrology

Parenteral iron polymaltose changes i:c-terminal FGF23 ratios in iron deficiency, but not in dialysis patients

S-J Tan, S Satake, ER Smith, ND Toussaint, TD Hewitson, SG Holt

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Low versus high dialysate calcium concentration in alternate night nocturnal hemodialysis: A randomized controlled trial

Rosemary Masterson, Susan Blair, Kevan R Polkinghorne, Kenneth K Lau, Michael Lian, Boyd J Strauss, John G Morgan, Peter Kerr, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2017  |  Hemodialysis International

Emerging role of high-resolution imaging in the detection of renal osteodystrophy

Ashish K Sharma, Rosemary Masterson, Stephen G Holt, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2016  |  Nephrology

Assessment of current practice and barriers to antimicrobial prophylaxis in peritoneal dialysis patients

Denise J Campbell, Fiona G Brown, Jonathan C Craig, Martin P Gallagher, David W Johnson, Geoffrey S Kirkland, Subramanian K Kumar, Wai H Lim, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan, Walaa Saweirs, Kamal Sud, Nigel D Toussaint, Rowan G Walker, Lesley A Williams, Maha Yehia, David W Mudge

Journal article  |  2016  |  NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Impact of cinacalcet pre-transplantation on mineral metabolism in renal transplant recipients

Ashish K Sharma, Rosemary Masterson, Stephen G Holt, Sven-Jean Tan, Peter D Hughes, Melissa Chu, Pavithra Jayadeva, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2016  |  Nephrology

Relationship between timed and spot urine collections for measuring phosphate excretion

Sven-Jean Tan, Edward R Smith, Michael MX Cai, Stephen G Holt, Tim D Hewitson, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Urology and Nephrology

Nephrologists' management of patient medications in kidney transplantation: results of an online survey

Kimberley Crawford, Jac Kee Low, Elizabeth Manias, Rowan Walker, Nigel D Toussaint, William Mulley, Michael Dooley, Francesco L Ierino, Peter Hughes, David J Goodman, Allison Williams

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Temporal distribution of arrhythmic events in chronic kidney disease: Highest incidence in the long interdialytic period

Michael CG Wong, Jonathan M Kalman, Eugenia Pedagogos, Nigel Toussaint, Jitendra K Vohra, Paul B Sparks, Prashanthan Sanders, Peter M Kistler, Karen Halloran, Geoffrey Lee, Stephen A Joseph, Joseph B Morton

Journal article  |  2015  |  Heart Rhythm

Diurnal variation and short-term pre-analytical stability of serum soluble -klotho in healthy volunteers: a pilot study

Sven-Jean Tan, Edward R Smith, Tim D Hewitson, Stephen G Holt, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2015  |  Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: An international journal of biochemistry and laboratory medicine

Assessing the utility of testing aluminum levels in dialysis patients

Ashish K Sharma, Nigel D Toussaint, Janice Pickering, Tony Beeston, Edward R Smith, Stephen G Holt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Hemodialysis International

Is Nutritional Vitamin D Supplementation Beneficial in Dialysis Patients?

Matthew J Damasiewicz, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Bradycardia and Asystole Is the Predominant Mechanism of Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Michael CG Wong, Jonathan M Kalman, Eugenia Pedagogos, Nigel Toussaint, Jitendra K Vohra, Paul B Sparks, Prashanthan Sanders, Peter M Kistler, Karen Halloran, Geoffrey Lee, Stephen A Joseph, Joseph B Morton

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

The importance of klotho in phosphate metabolism and kidney disease

Sven-Jean Tan, Edward R Smith, Tim D Hewitson, Stephen G Holt, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nephrology

KHA-CARI guideline: Dialysis adequacy (haemodialysis): Dialysis membranes

Peter G Kerr, Nigel D Toussaint

Journal article  |  2013  |  Nephrology

KHA-CARI Guideline: Early chronic kidney disease: Detection, prevention and management

David W Johnson, Emelia Atai, Maria Chan, Richard KS Phoon, Clodagh Scott, Nigel D Toussaint, Graeme L Turner, Tim Usherwood, Kathryn J Wiggins

Journal article  |  2013  |  Nephrology

Increase in nephrology advanced trainee numbers in Australia and associated reduction in clinical exposure over the past decade

L Amos, ND Toussaint, RK Phoon, TJ Elias, V Levidiotis, SB Campbell, AM Walker, C Harrex

Journal article  |  2013  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Serum fetuin-A concentration and fetuin-A-containing calciprotein particles in patients with chronic inflammatory disease and renal failure

Edward R Smith, Michael M Cai, Lawrence P McMahon, Eugenie Pedagogos, Nigel D Toussaint, Catherine Brumby, Stephen G Holt

Journal article  |  2013  |  Nephrology

Phosphate in early chronic kidney disease: Associations with clinical outcomes and a target to reduce cardiovascular risk

Nigel D Toussaint, Eugenie Pedagogos, Sven-Jean Tan, Sunil V Badve, Carmel M Hawley, Vlado Perkovic, Grahame J Elder

Journal article  |  2012  |  Nephrology

Low-dose valaciclovir and cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in high-risk renal transplant recipients

Nigel D Toussaint, Marcus BP Tan, Kathy Nicholls, Rowan G Walker, Solomon J Cohney

Journal article  |  2011  |  Nephrology