A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the heart – an important process for maintaining heart health. In the study ...

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors are a class of oral medications ... ACE inhibitors are used to treat hypertension, systolic congestive heart failure and as nephroprotection in diabetic ...

In the study, researchers found that low levels of an enzyme called 'ubiquitin-specific peptidase 5', or USP5, lead to the build-up of proteins in heart muscle cells, triggering a type of heart ...