Abstract
SUMMARY The effect of age on maximal heart rate induced by iv infusion of isoproterenol was studied in 19 healthy, sedentary, normothermic horses ranging in age from 0.25 to 9.90 years. Isoproterenol was administered iv (1.0 μg/kg of body weight/min) for 3 minutes, and the heart rate attained during the last 30 seconds of the infusion was determined. Linear regression of the maximal heart rate on age suggested that the rate decreased with age in a trend described by the equation: maximal heart rate (beats/min) = 209.63 − 3.28 × age (years). The regression coefficient (r) for this relation was 0.769 (P < 0.001). These data indicate that as healthy horses age, their β-adrenoceptor-mediated maximal chronotropic response is diminished.
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