Abstract: The apoptosis of cardiac muscle cells refers to an initiative cell death process that is controlled by a series of genes, and in fact it is a kind of physiological cell death. The authors of this article reviewed and analyzed the biology characteristics and development mechanisms of the apoptosis of cardiac muscle cells, summarized the research progress of the apoptosis of cardiac muscle cells and exercise, so as to offer theoretical reference for exercise training and heart protecting.

Key words: apoptosis of cardiac muscle cells, exercise heart, gene regulation, review