Here, we used the following keywords to filter corresponding papers in PubMed: “PCSK9 and atherosclerosis”, “PCSK9 and myocardial infarction”, “PCSK9 and inflammation”, “PCSK9 and platelets”, “PCSK9 and autophagy”, “PCSK9 and apoptosis”, as well as “PCSK9 and pyroptosis”. Here, PCSK9 is linked to myocardial infarction.