Female homocysteine is high, 17.5 serious?

Homocysteine

is usually converted from methionine, and its normal value is 5-15μ mol/L, while 17.5 μ mol/L is slightly higher than the normal value, indicating that the index is high. If alcohol abuse, excessive drinking of coffee and other non-pathological factors cause, there is generally no obvious discomfort symptoms, usually not serious. In addition, even if it is caused by pathological factors such as hypothyroidism, kidney disease, etc., it can generally be improved and recovered after treatment, usually not serious. However, homocysteine is used to screen for coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, etc., which may be more serious if further confirmed by imaging examination.