Is homocysteine 16.1 serious

Homocysteine 16.1μmol/L is serious, need to judge according to the actual situation.

Homocysteine normal range in 5-15μmol/L, homocysteine 16.1μmol/L indicates that the index is high. This index is easily affected by food, if eating high cholesterol food before examination homocysteine is high, generally not serious, can return to normal, do not worry too much.

If it is caused by cerebral infarction, acute myocardial infarction and other diseases, it is more serious, can lead to irreversible damage to brain tissue, myocardial cells, will affect the quality of life, and even endanger life.