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Christian Stapf

Full Professor, Université de Montréal
Verified email at umontreal.ca
Cited by 17286

Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of intracranial artery dissection

…, S Chabrier, R Baumgartner, C Stapf… - The Lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Spontaneous intracranial artery dissection is an uncommon and probably underdiagnosed
cause of stroke that is defined by the occurrence of a haematoma in the wall of an intracranial …

The epidemiology of brain arteriovenous malformations

MF Berman, RR Sciacca, J Pile-Spellman, C Stapf… - …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Common estimates of the prevalence rate for pial arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) of the brain vary widely, and their accuracy is questionable. Our objective was to …

Brain arteriovenous malformations

MT Lawton, WC Rutledge, H Kim, C Stapf… - Nature reviews disease …, 2015 - nature.com
An arteriovenous malformation is a tangle of dysplastic vessels (nidus) fed by arteries and
drained by veins without intervening capillaries, forming a high-flow, low-resistance shunt …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid blood-pressure lowering in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage

…, Y Huang, J Wang, C Stapf, C Delcourt… - … England Journal of …, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Whether rapid lowering of elevated blood pressure would improve the outcome
in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage is not known. Methods We randomly assigned …

Medical management with or without interventional therapy for unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (ARUBA): a multicentre, non-blinded, randomised trial

JP Mohr, MK Parides, C Stapf, E Moquete, CS Moy… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background The clinical benefit of preventive eradication of unruptured brain arteriovenous
malformations remains uncertain. A Randomised trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous …

Predictors of hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation

C Stapf, H Mast, RR Sciacca, JH Choi, AV Khaw… - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Intracranial hemorrhage is a serious possible complication in patients with
brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Several morphologic factors associated with …

European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage

…, K Schwerdtfeger, C Stapf… - … journal of stroke, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounted for 9% to 27% of all strokes worldwide
in the last decade, with high early case fatality and poor functional outcome. In view of …

Demographic, morphological, and clinical characteristics of 1289 patients with brain arteriovenous malformation

C Hofmeister, C Stapf, A Hartmann, RR Sciacca… - Stroke, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to assess demographic, clinical,
and morphological characteristics of patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). …

Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised …

…, C Deacon, C Zerna, CC Vekhande, C Bocti, C Stapf… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase bolus followed by infusion is a global
standard of care for patients with acute ischaemic stroke. We aimed to determine whether …

The New York Islands AVM Study: design, study progress, and initial results

C Stapf, H Mast, RR Sciacca, A Berenstein, PK Nelson… - Stroke, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Prospective population-based data on the incidence of brain
arteriovenous malformation (AVM) hemorrhage are scarce. We studied lifetime detection rates …