This issue of the International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences presents a paper by Castanheira et al. that addresses epicardial fat (EF) thickness in an elderly Portuguese population. They describe the mean values of EF thickness and its correlation with anthropometric, echocardiographic, and clinical variables in these individuals. EF is the visceral adipose tissue located between the myocardium and the visceral pericardium, and commonly found in the atrioventricular and interventricular grooves. EF has several physiological roles, including local effects on the […]