Faculty

Susan R Heckbert

Professor, Epidemiology

206-221-7775

Education

MD Case Western Reserve University, 1981
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1990

Contact

206-221-7775

Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
Box 358085
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle, WA 98101
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Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Heckbert's main research interests are in clinical epidemiology, with emphasis on cardiovascular disease. Her research focuses on cardiac arrhythmias, aging, alterations in brain structure and function, medication effects and drug safety, and genetic associations with cardiovascular disease.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Cumulative HIV viral load and lower CD4 cell count are associated with incident venous thromboembolism in people with HIV.
(2024 Dec 18)
AIDS
Ruderman SA, Nance RM, Crane HM, Cachay E, Kitahata MM, Napravnik S, Whitney BM, Heckbert SR, Attia EF, Longenecker CT, Hoffmann AP, Budoff MJ, Ma J, Christopoulos K, Hunt PW, Moore RD, Keruly JC, Burkholder G, Bamford L, Willig AL, Chander G, Saag MS, Drumright LN, Feinstein MJ, Crothers K, Delaney JA
Assessment of Inflammatory Biomarkers and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults.
(2024 Dec 17)
J Am Heart Assoc 13(24): e035710
Shitole SG, Heckbert SR, Marcus GM, Shah SJ, Sotoodehnia N, Walston JD, Reiner AP, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Kizer JR
Urinary Metal Levels, Cognitive Test Performance, and Dementia in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2024 Dec 2)
JAMA Netw Open 7(12): e2448286
Domingo-Relloso A, McGraw KE, Heckbert SR, Luchsinger JA, Schilling K, Glabonjat RA, Martinez-Morata I, Mayer M, Liu Y, Wood AC, Goldsmith J, Hayden KM, Habes M, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Rashid T, Post WS, Rotter JI, Palta P, Valeri L, Hughes TM, Navas-Acien A
Association of Coagulation Factor XI Level With Cardiovascular Events and Cardiac Function in Community-Dwelling Adults: From ARIC and CHS.
(2024 Nov 21)
Circulation
Ji Y, Zhang MJ, Wang W, Norby FL, Eaton AA, Inciardi RM, Alonso A, Sedaghat S, Ganz P, Van't Hof J, Solomon SD, Chaves PHM, Heckbert SR, Shah AM, Chen LY
Resting Heart Rate and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Black Adults in the Jackson Heart Study.
(2024 Oct 1)
JAMA Netw Open 7(10): e2442319
Yogeswaran V, Wiggins KL, Sitlani CM, Ilkhanoff L, Benjamin EJ, Heckbert SR, Kassahun-Yimer W, Floyd JS
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