2014 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Cardiovascular Endpoint Events in Clinical Trials.

The article focuses on clinical data standards which intends to contribute to the infrastructure needed to accomplish the American Heart Association's mission of fostering optimal cardiovascular care. It states other goals which include the need to establish a universal, consistent, and interoperable clinical vocabulary as a foundation for both clinical care and clinical research. Other topics discussed include the definition and categorization of the types of myocardial infarction.