Impact Factor: 1.669 July 2020, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 329–448 www.cardiologyjournal.org Cardiology Journal 2020, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 329–448 Editors-in-Chief: Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico Miłosz J. Jaguszewski Section Editors: Krzysztof J. Filipiak José Luis Zamorano Carlo Di Mario Paweł Buszman Heleen van Beusekom Philipp Sommer International Honorary Editor: Thomas F. Lüscher Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico et al., see figure legend on page 353 ORIGINAL ARTICLES 376 High-sensitive troponin T increase after hemodialysis is associated with left ventricular 350 Diagnostic accuracy and reproducibility of global longitudinal strain and ultrafiltration rate optical flow ratio for functional evaluation of — S. Ünlü et al. coronary stenosis in a prospective series — J.L. Gutiérrez-Chico et al. 384 Coexistence and management of abdominal 362 Anisocytosis predicts postoperative renal aortic aneurysm and coronary artery disease replacement therapy in patients undergoing — M.K. Hołda et al. heart valve surgery — P. Duchnowski et al. 368 Catheter directed thrombolytic therapy and 394 Prognostic significance of red cell distribution aspiration thrombectomy in intermediate width and its relation to increased pulmonary pulmonary embolism with long term results pressure and inflammation in acute heart failure ISSN 1897–5593 — Z. Ruzsa et al. — R. Targoński et al. www.cardiologyjournal.org EDITORS-IN-CHIEF PAST EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico (Spain) Sergio Dubner (Argentina) Miłosz Jaguszewski (Poland) Wojciech Zaręba (United States) INTERNATIONAL HONORARY EDITOR NATIONAL HONORARY EDITOR Thomas F. Lüscher (United Kingdom) Grażyna Świątecka (Poland) SECTION EDITORS CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY/EXECUTIVE EDITOR QUALITY AND HEALTH CARE Krzysztof J. 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Editorial policies and author guidelines are published on journal website: www.cardiologyjournal.org Legal note: https://journals.viamedica.pl/cardiology_journal/about/legalNote Copyright © 2020 Via Medica www.viamedica.pl, wap.viamedica.pl www.cardiologyjournal.org July 2020, Vol. 27, No. 4 Table of Contents EDITORIALS The legacy of ISCHEMIA Umberto Ianni, Francesco Radico, Fabrizio Ricci, Matteo Perfetti, Federico Archilletti, Giulia Renda, Nicola Maddestra, Sabina Gallina, Marco Zimarino ...............................................................................................................................................329 ISCHEMIA trial: The long-awaited evidence to confirm our prejudices Carlos Cortés, Thomas W. Johnson, Sigmund Silber, Piotr P. Buszman, Tudor C. Poerner, Francesco Lavarra, Borja Ibáñez, Yongcheol Kim, Karl Mischke, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Chico .........................................................................336 ISCHEMIA trial: Back to the future or forward to the past? Ana Pardo Sanz, Pedro Marcos Alberca, José Luis Zamorano ..............................................................................................................................342 Morphology and physiology together: Is optical coherence tomography the one-stop-shop of invasive cardiology? Carlo Di Mario, Pierluigi Demola ...........................................................................................................................................................................345 EDITORIAL COMMENT Clinical cardiology Direct oral anticoagulants in cancer-associated venous thromboembolism: It is high time for a change of therapeutic paradigm Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz, Miłosz Jaguszewski, Marcin Kurzyna...................................................................................................................347