What does homocysteine 31 mean?

Homocysteine normal value in 5-15μmol/L, homocysteine 31μmol/L indicates high homocysteine levels.

Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, the test results are easily affected by diet. If you eat too much high cholesterol food before the test, such as animal liver, pig brain flower, chicken egg yolk, etc., it can lead to elevated homocysteine levels, which is a normal phenomenon and does not require special treatment. However, elevated homocysteine may also be related to coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, cerebral infarction and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Patients need further ECG, cardiac ultrasound, brain CT, brain MRI and other examinations to confirm the diagnosis.