Numerous studies demonstrate that the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome plays a crucial role in the occurrence of cardiovascular disorders, such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, myocardial ischemia, cardiomyopathy, infectious cardiac disease, and heart failure (Pasqua et al., 2018; Wang et al., 2018). This evidence concerns the gene NLRP3 and atherosclerosis.