ACLY and systemic lupus erythematosus: Several studies have reported elevated levels of aCL antibodies (which is normally present in patients with APS and SLE) in young patients who had survived a MI, and a higher rate of subsequent cardiovascular events occurred in these patients.16 Moreover, high-density lipoproteins (HDLs), a healthy cholesterol required by our body, were showed to be reduced in patients with active SLE.