Percutaneous coronary intervention using a full metal jacket with drug-eluting stents: major adverse cardiac events at one year.

Background: The clinical benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for long coronary lesions is unclear; furthermore, concerns have been raised about its safety.

Objectives: To evaluate the predictors of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) associated with PCI using a full metal jacket (FMJ), defined as overlapping drug-eluting stents (DES) measuring >60 mm in length, for very long lesions.

Methods: We enrolled 136 consecutive patients with long coronary lesions requiring FMJ in our single-center registry.