Homocysteine 17.6 High?

Homocysteine 17.6μmol/L is generally relatively high.

Homocysteine is a metabolite of methionine and cysteine, and its normal level is 5-15μmol/L. If the test results do not exceed this range, it indicates that the risk of coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction and other diseases is small, belonging to normal conditions, generally do not need to take special treatment. However, 17.6μmol/L has exceeded this range. In addition to suggesting a higher risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, it may also be related to factors such as nephropathy and hypothyroidism, which is an abnormal manifestation. Therefore, homocysteine 17.6μmol/L is generally higher.