It was reported that deflation problem and removal difficulty were encountered.The patient presented with st-elevation myocardial infarction and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention of the target lesion located in the left anterior descending artery.A 3.00 x 48mm synergy xd drug-eluting stent was advanced for treatment and deployed successfully.During withdrawal, the physician felt that the balloon took longer to deflate than it should and felt that the balloon was "sticking".The balloon was attempted to be deflated for 30 seconds and was removed in a fully deflated state.No patient complications were reported.
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