Erratum to: Neth Heart J (2013) 22:3–10

DOI 10.1007/s12471-013-0504-x

Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the article were incorrect and should have appeared as presented in this erratum. The authors apologise for this oversight and any confusion this may have caused.

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Standardised cardiovascular mortality per 100,000 inhabitants in the Netherlands from 1950 through 2011 [1]

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Coronary heart disease incidence per 1000 inhabitants in the Netherlands in 2007 (Source: general practice registry) [1]

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Number of surgical procedures and percutaneous coronary interventions in the Netherlands from 1983 through 2012 (Source: Supervisory Committee for Cardiac Interventions in the Netherlands (BHN)) [2]

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Number of deaths attributed to myocardial infarction or heart failure as the primary cause of death in the Netherlands from 1980 through 2012 (Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS))

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