func (tc *TxnCoordSender) heartbeat(id string, trace *tracer.Trace, ctx context.Context) bool {
	tc.Lock()
	proceed := true
	txnMeta := tc.txns[id]
	// Before we send a heartbeat, determine whether this transaction
	// should be considered abandoned. If so, exit heartbeat.
	if txnMeta.hasClientAbandonedCoord(tc.clock.PhysicalNow()) {
		// TODO(tschottdorf): should we be more proactive here?
		// The client might be continuing the transaction
		// through another coordinator, but in the most likely
		// case it's just gone and the open transaction record
		// could block concurrent operations.
		if log.V(1) {
			log.Infof("transaction %s abandoned; stopping heartbeat",
				txnMeta.txn)
		}
		proceed = false
	}
	// txnMeta.txn is possibly replaced concurrently,
	// so grab a copy before unlocking.
	txn := txnMeta.txn
	tc.Unlock()
	if !proceed {
		return false
	}

	hb := &proto.HeartbeatTxnRequest{}
	hb.Key = txn.Key
	ba := proto.BatchRequest{}
	ba.Timestamp = tc.clock.Now()
	ba.Key = txn.Key
	ba.Txn = &txn
	ba.Add(hb)

	epochEnds := trace.Epoch("heartbeat")
	_, err := tc.wrapped.Send(ctx, ba)
	epochEnds()
	// If the transaction is not in pending state, then we can stop
	// the heartbeat. It's either aborted or committed, and we resolve
	// write intents accordingly.
	if err != nil {
		log.Warningf("heartbeat to %s failed: %s", txn, err)
	}
	// TODO(bdarnell): once we have gotten a heartbeat response with
	// Status != PENDING, future heartbeats are useless. However, we
	// need to continue the heartbeatLoop until the client either
	// commits or abandons the transaction. We could save a little
	// pointless work by restructuring this loop to stop sending
	// heartbeats between the time that the transaction is aborted and
	// the client finds out. Furthermore, we could use this information
	// to send TransactionAbortedErrors to the client so it can restart
	// immediately instead of running until its EndTransaction.
	return true
}