Ahmed et al reported equations for predicting the maximum heart rate for adults. The authors are from the Cleveland Clinic, the Johns Hopkins University, Henry Ford Hospital, and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University.
Patient selection: age from 18 to 96 years
Testing: treadmill
Parameters:
(1) age of the patient in years
(2) sex of the patient
maximum heart rate for female =
= 197 - (0.8 * (age))
maximum heart rate for male =
= 204 - (0.9 * (age))
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