At this conference many interesting talks were presented on the plausible existence of Quark Stars. Other talks dealt with the exotic new phases of quark matter at very high density. Here, I show how combining these two elements might offer a new way of tackling the Gamma Ray Burst puzzle.

studyof 4 cases of uncoplicated total anomalous pulmlonalry venous drainage, in connection with the systemic circuit is in the region of the porta hepatis, revealed similar clinical and radiologic findings, so that in the fourth case the diagnosis was suspected and confirmed by angiocardiographic study. Mainly due to the obstruction of pulmonary venous outflow, this form of total anomalous pulm...

A 51-year-old man with no cardiovascular symptoms was referred for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) for further investigation of alterations observed on previous exams. CMRI revealed biventricular dilatation and paradoxical septal motion compatible with volume overload. Balanced steady-state free precession sequences in axial planes showed an anomalous vein oriented vertically and late...

An 80-year-old man underwent a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy for cT2N0 lung carcinoma. A partial anomalous drainage of the right superior pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava was discovered (Fig. 1). It was visible on computed tomography (CT) scan (Fig. 2a) and volume-rendering reconstruction (Fig. 2b). No other cardiac abnormality was found on echocardiography. Fig. 2. (a) The diagn...

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Venous aneurysms often present as painful masses. They can present either in the deep or superficial venous system. Deep venous system aneurysms have a greater risk of thromboembolism. Though rare, there have been case reports of superficial aneurysms and thrombus causing significant morbidity such as pulmonary embolism. We present a case of an anomalous greater saphenous vein connection with a...