Currently enough data has been accumulated to consider chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as one of important factors of poor prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease, possibly producing an impact on perioperative risk during coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions, as well as on long-term outcomes of these procedures. In this review we have analyzed studies which attempted to assess COPD as a factor that can affect outcomes of myocardial revascularization.