Following the analogy of the workplace athlete, it is a natural extension to bring the athletic trainer to the workplace to play the role of maintaining peak performance for all workplace athletes.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women. CAD happens when the arteries that supply blood to heart muscle become hardened and narrowed. This is due to the buildup of cholesterol and other material, called plaque, on their inner walls. This buildup is called atherosclerosis.
A full explanation of the cause of death includes four items: 1  the immediate cause of death, such as the heart stopping, 2  the intermediate causes, which triggered the immediate cause, such as a myocardial infarction, 3  the underlying causes, which triggered the chain of events leading to death, such as atherosclerosis, and.