Impact of the ultra-long 48 mm drug-eluting stent on procedural and clinical outcomes in patients with diffuse long coronary artery disease.

In daily clinical practice, ultra-long DES implantation is as safe and effective as multiple overlapping conventional DES implants in treating diffuse long CAD. However, ultra-long DES can reduce the number of stents. (Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02038127).