AngularJS: ng-click
HTML
<div ng-app="myApp">
<div ng-controller="YourCtrl">
<div class="account-item" ng-init="active = true">
<div class="account-heading" ng-class="{'active': active}">
<h4 class="account-title">
<a href="#/Messages" ng-click="active = !active">7. @Translate("SYSTEM_MESSAGES")</a>
</h4>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
CSS
.active{background:red;}
JavaScript
'use strict';
var app = angular.module('myApp', []);
app.controller('YourCtrl', ['$scope', function ($scope) {
}]);