What does homocysteine mean?

Homocysteine

is a sulfur-containing amino acid, homocysteine test can help to screen disease. If homocysteine is high, it may indicate psoriasis, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other diseases. But it may also be related to physiological factors, such as smoking, drinking, staying up late, lack of exercise, etc.

Therefore, homocysteine can not be diagnosed based solely on high homocysteine, but should also be combined with other tests for comprehensive diagnosis, such as physical examination, echocardiography, head magnetic resonance imaging, etc.