Term Name:	cardiac muscle cell apoptotic process
Synonyms:	cardiac muscle cell apoptosis
Definition:	A form of programmed cell death induced by external or internal signals that trigger the activity of proteolytic caspases, whose actions dismantle a cardiac muscle cell and result in its death. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0010659]    QuickGO    AmiGO