Homocysteine 20.80 High? Why?

Homocysteine 20.80μmol/L exceeds the normal range and is usually considered high.

Homocysteine is an intermediate product of methionine and cysteine metabolism. It is used to detect myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease and other diseases. Its normal level is 5-15μmol/L, but 20.80μmol/L has exceeded this range and belongs to abnormal performance. Therefore, homocysteine 20.80μmol/L is usually considered high. Elevated homocysteine means increased risk of suffering from the above cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and timely medical treatment is required. If the test results do not exceed this range, it indicates that the indicators are normal and generally do not require special treatment.