Homocysteine 17.2 Need treatment?

The normal value of homocysteine is 5-15μmol/L, and homocysteine 17.2μmol/L indicates that the index is high. Whether treatment is needed should be judged according to the reasons for the increase of homocysteine index.

Eating high cholesterol foods before homocysteine test, such as chicken egg yolk, pig brain flower, etc., can lead to homocysteine increase to 17.2μmol/L, which belongs to detection error, and generally does not need treatment. However, subjects need to fast for 6-8 hours on selected days and re-test under fasting state.

If it is caused by diseases such as H-type hypertension, hypothyroidism, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, etc., treatment is generally needed to control the disease, delay the progression of the disease and prevent the occurrence of complications.