Clinical significance of homocysteine detection

The clinical significance of homocysteine detection lies in the screening of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, which belongs to an index of blood examination. It is mainly used to screen cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases clinically, such as H-type hypertension, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, cerebral infarction, acute myocardial infarction, etc. The normal value of homocysteine is 5-15μmol/L. If it exceeds this range, it is necessary to further improve blood pressure measurement, cardiac color Doppler ultrasound, CT cerebral angiography, myocardial necrosis marker examination, etc. to clarify the cause and decide the treatment plan according to the doctor's advice.