Which test item does homocysteine belong to?

Homocysteine is a blood test item.

Homocysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid, which belongs to an indicator of blood test. It needs to be tested on an empty stomach. The normal range is 5-15μmol/L. If homocysteine 15μmol/L, it is considered to be related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as H-type hypertension, myocardial ischemia, cerebral infarction, etc. In addition, hypothyroidism, chronic renal failure and other diseases can also cause homocysteine elevation.

Patients need to go to the hospital for further blood pressure measurement, cardiac ultrasound, brain CT, thyroid function five items, renal function test, etc. to confirm the diagnosis.