Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the largest single cause of death in Australia. It places a heavy financial burden on the country's health system. To date, no study has systematically assessed CHD-related productivity loss in Australia. Objective: To quantify CHD-related productivity...

CHD results in significant productivity loss in Australia. A valid economic evaluation of the full scale of the impact of CHD should consider the potential and actual productivity loss as well as the direct healthcare costs incurred by the disease. </AbstractSection> Copyright Adis Data Information BV 2010