Abstract:Cell death is the important cytological mechanism for organ injury and repair resulting from various diseases, and its 3 forms, necrosis, apoptosis and autophagy, are all involved in the pathophysical development of myocardial infarction (MI). Dysglycemia, not matter hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with MI. However, there are few studies focusing on the relationships among cell death, dysglycemia and MI. In this review, we summarized the mechanisms of cell death, the role of cell death in MI and the regulatory effects of dysglycemia in myocardial cell death. We brought forward that hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia can induce myocardial cell death, which plays a significant role in the development of MI through different pathways. Dysglycemia might induce poor prognosis after MI through regulating myocardial cell death. Therefore, for the MI patients with dysglycemia, regulation of the pathways of myocardial cell death, might be a new approach to improve prognosis of MI patients.