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PCSK9 might make heart failure worse by causing heart cells to die in different ways when the heart is under stress, and this seems to happen in both animals and people, not just because of cholesterol issues.
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The study looks at how PCSK9 affects the heart beyond cholesterol and finds it can harm heart cells in ways that match the claim. So, it supports the idea that PCSK9 plays a direct role in heart failure.
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