ALB and venous thromboembolism: History of venous thromboembolism, d-Dimer as well as Endogenous Thrombin Potential (ETP), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) coagulation indices, and Wells score was significantly higher in the AECOPD with PE group than in the AECOPD group, and Time to Peak (ttpeak), Albumin (ALB) and total protein were lower than those in the AECOPD group.