Does homocysteine 17 have clinical significance?

Homocysteine 17μmol/L generally has clinical significance.

Homocysteine is an indicator of blood lipid examination, the normal range is 5-15μmol/L. Homocysteine 17μmol/L has exceeded the normal range, indicating that the index is elevated, which has certain clinical significance. It is considered to be related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as H-type hypertension, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, etc. In addition, homocysteine elevation may also be caused by lack of folic acid and vitamin B12 in the body.

Patients need to further do blood pressure measurement, trace element examination, coronary angiography, brain CT, etc. to confirm the diagnosis.