High homocysteine levels may indicate a vitamin deficiency and the chance of developing other conditions. Learn more about what high homocysteine levels mean.

Cite this: Relationship of Homocysteine With Cardiovascular Disease and Blood Pressure - Medscape - Sep 01, 2004. Abstract and Introduction Homocysteine Metabolism ...

Although the mechanism of homocysteine-induced vascular damage is not known, a number of potential links have been suggested. 10–14 We have previously shown that patients with plasma ...

A homocysteine level in the highest age-specific quartile was associated with an increase by a factor of 1.9 in the risk of fracture (95 percent confidence interval, 1.4 to 2.6).

Moderate elevations of homocysteine are associated with a more than five-fold increase in the risk for stroke and almost triple the risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to research in the ...

Since homocysteine is a natural part of the body's metabolism, the researchers wanted to investigate metabolic pathways involving homocysteine in both rodents and humans with glaucoma.