Outcomes of PCI of all comers: the experience of a Kuwaiti independent healthcare institution.

We present the cumulative percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) data of all comers (stable angina and acute coronary syndromes [ACS]) who presented to Hadi Clinic between January 2018 and December 2020. As a low-volume PCI centre in the Middle East, we wanted to find out if the outcomes of our PCI procedures are different from those of high-volume PCI centres in the UK and the Western world. Prospectively collected data of all comers for PCI (urgent and elective) were retrospectively analysed.

Isolation and characterization of three novel catechol 2,3-dioxygenase from three novel haloalkaliphilic BTEX-degrading Pseudomonas strains.

Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) are highly water soluble, hence can contaminate a large volume of groundwater and soil, exhibiting a serious negative impact on human health. To get efficient biodegradation and bioremediation of BTEX in the highly salt and pH contaminated sites, this study captured, investigated and identified three novel haloalkaliphilic bacterial strains HA10, HA12 and HA14 belong to genus Pseudomonas that have strong capability to degrade BTEX at 7% NaCl (w/v) and pH 9. Study of enzymes in halophiles will help understanding the mechanism of BTEX degradation in saline and alkaline environments.