PCSK9 and atherosclerosis: 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”.