TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO/Gray News ) – The cause of death of a Wells Fargo employee who was found dead in her office over the summer has been released.

The Maricopa County medical examiner said Denise Prudhomme, 60, died of “sudden cardiac death in the setting of myocardial fibrosis,” meaning scar tissue had built up in the heart.

Medical experts say heart attacks are often the root cause of the condition.

According to Tempe police, Prudhomme, who worked at the Wells Fargo corporate office near Priest Drive and Washington Street, came into work on Aug. 16 at 7 a.m.

Four days later, on August 20, Tempe officers responded to reports of a person down and found Prudhomme dead.

Employees said Prudhomme’s cabin was on the third floor and away from the main aisle.

Authorities said investigators found no signs of foul play.

Police did not say who contacted them first or who discovered Prudhomme at her office.

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