Table 2.

Description of data elements collection in abstraction tool

Demographic information
•	Diagnosis at admission (STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina), arrival setting (home or facility, etc.), primary language
Presenting symptoms, initial vital signs and tests
•	Presentation of chest pain, cognitive status
•	Vitals at admission - pulse, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, Respiration, temperature, weight and height
•	Lab tests - LDL, HDL, HA1c, ALT, AST, Serum creatinine, cardiac troponin level, CK-MB, LVEF, ProBNP\BNP
•	ECG findings (left/right ventricular hypertrophy, complete bundle branch block, heart block, AF, other arrhythmia) and Chest x-ray findings
Prior history – conditions, procedures, hospitalizations, and status immediately prior to AMI admission
•	Cardiac conditions and procedures (prior AMI, angina, atrial fibrillation [AF], hypertension, and heart failure [HF]; prior PTCA, coronary artery bypass graft [CABG], stent, or pacemaker,)
•	Non-cardiac condition (liver disease, diabetes, transient ischemic attack [TIA], stroke, chronic kidney disease [CKD], COPD, asthma, dyslipidemia, and tumor)
•	Other history (past/current smoking, drug use, difficulty with activities of daily living and other indicators of mobility limitations and frailty, drug allergies)
Medication use - prior to admission and in-hospital
•	Thrombolytic use, aspirin, clopidogrel/ticlopidine, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, statins, calcium channel blockers, loop diuretic, thiazide diuretics, aldosterone antagonists, digoxin, amiodarone, warfarin, heparin, and other lipid-lowing agents
In-hospital procedures or complications
•	Procedures - coronary angiography and findings, coronary angioplasty, stent placement, echocardiography, and stress test
•	Complications – HF, hypotension, cardiogenic shock, renal failure, major bleed, stroke, pneumonia, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism
In-hospital labs and test results, and results prior to discharge
•	Lab tests (as above), ECG, chest x-ray, stress test, echocardiogram, blood pressure
Discharge instructions including prescribed medications.
•	Cardiovascular-related discharge medications (as above) discharge disposition – to home, skilled nursing, home health, etc.