With population aging, age-related diseases have posed a great challenge for governments around the world. Typically age-related cardiovascular diseases increases year by year. Exercise is an important approach to the prevention of and rehabilitation from cardiovascular diseases, and the reduced exercise capacity and quantity are associated with their incidence in the elderly population. Sarcopenia, characterized by reduced muscle mass and/or reduced function, is closely related to cardiovascular diseases. This review summarizes the recent studies focusing on sarcopenia and cardiovascular diseases in the respects of pathophysiology, interaction, potential mechanism, clinical manifestation diagnostic criteria and treatment with a view of providing a clear insight into those diseases.