Erratum to: Intern Emerg Med (2011) 6 (Suppl 2):S191–S392 DOI 10.1007/s11739-011-0736-y

First name (Mario Sergio) and last name (Pergolini) of the author is exchanged in the abstracts “Atherosclerosis: what therapy?” (p. S338) and “The management of hypertensive crises” (p. S339). The correct name should be Mario Sergio Pergolini.