AIM To investigate the effect of serum uric acid( SUA) levels on atrial fibrillation( AF)in patients with ischemic heart failure( HF). METHODS A total of 363 consecutive patients with ischemic HF enrolled in our hospital were divided into two groups: AF group and non-AF group. We examined the baseline characteristics between groups and evaluated the relationship between SUA and AF by multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS AF occurred in 21. 5%( 78 /363) patients and78. 5%( 285 /363) patients had...