Clinical significance of homocysteine hyperactivity

It is generally believed that homocysteine>15μmol/L has clinical significance.

Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, which belongs to an index of blood lipid examination. The normal value is 5-15μ mol/L. If homocysteine>15μmol/L, it is necessary to be alert to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as H-type hypertension, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, cerebral infarction, acute myocardial infarction, etc. In addition, homocysteine may also be related to hypothyroidism, chronic renal failure, etc.

Patients need to further improve blood pressure measurement, coronary angiography, myocardial necrosis markers, brain CT, thyroid function five items, etc. to confirm diagnosis.