SAA1 and congestive heart failure: Alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein was strongly correlated with cTnI (r = 0.786); LRG1, SAA, and ceruloplasmin had moderate correlation with LA/Ao ratio, LA diameter or both (r = 0.376‐0.537); SAA and ceruloplasmin were moderately correlated with CHF severity (r = 0.345 and 0.405, respectively).