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)

Vagal Impairment and Cardiovascular Risk in Those with Zero to Low Coronary Artery Calcification Scores: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 Jun 5)
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
Costa MD, Redline S, Davis RB, Mittleman M, Goldberger AL, Heckbert SR
Assessing the Global Impact of Brain Small Vessel Disease on Cognition: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 Jun)
Alzheimers Dement 21(6): e70326
Charisis S, Rashid T, Dintica C, Gonzales M, Liu H, Ware JB, Austin TR, Jensen PN, Fohner AE, Tanley JE, Ding J, Luchsinger JA, Sachs B, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Hayden KM, Wolk D, Rascovsky K, Davatzikos C, Longstreth WT Jr, Yaffe K, Seshadri S, Heckbert SR, Hughes T, Habes M
Anti-CD14 treatment in patients with severe COVID-19: Clinical and biological effects in a Phase 2 randomized open-label adaptive platform clinical trial.
(2025 Mar)
CHEST Crit Care 3(1):
Mabrey FL, Martin TR, Calfee CS, Liu KD, LaCombe B, Brown-Swigart L, Discacciati A, Eklund M, Heckbert SR, Matthay MA, Esserman L, Wurfel MM
Association between Heart Rate Fragmentation and Kidney Function Decline in MESA: Evidence Consistent with Parasympathetic Degradation.
(2025 May 30)
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
Costa MD, Redline S, Bansal N, Heckbert S, Goldberger AL
Total and Structural Carotid Artery Stiffness Are Associated With Cognitive Decline and Structural Brain Abnormalities Related to Alzheimer Disease and Alzheimer Disease-Related Dementias Pathology: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 May 6)
J Am Heart Assoc 14(9): e039925
Williams JR, DeConne TM, Pewowaruk R, Korcarz C, Tanley J, Carlsson C, Heckbert SR, Habes M, Nasrallah I, Lockhart SN, Luchsinger JA, Ding J, Hayden KM, Hughes TM, Gepner AD
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