Faculty
Education
MD Case Western Reserve University, 1981
PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1990
Contact
206-221-7775
heckbert@uw.edu
Cardiovascular Health Research Unit
Box 358085
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle, WA 98101
Box 358085
1730 Minor Avenue, Suite 1360
Seattle, WA 98101
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)
Advancing fair and explainable machine learning for neuroimaging dementia pattern classification in multi-racial and multi-ethnic populations.
(2026 Jun 26)
Nat Commun
Ho NH, Charisis S, Honnorat N, Brandigampala SR, Wang D, Heckbert SR, Fox PT, Martinez D, Wang DH, Hughes TM, Archer DB, Hohman TJ, Seshadri S, Davatzikos C, Habes M
(2026 Jun 26)
Nat Commun
Ho NH, Charisis S, Honnorat N, Brandigampala SR, Wang D, Heckbert SR, Fox PT, Martinez D, Wang DH, Hughes TM, Archer DB, Hohman TJ, Seshadri S, Davatzikos C, Habes M
Heart rate variability and heart rate fragmentation among shift workers: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2026 Jun 24)
Chronobiol Int
Sowrin MS, Espinosa A, Heckbert SR, Redline S, Hulsegge G, Harding BN
(2026 Jun 24)
Chronobiol Int
Sowrin MS, Espinosa A, Heckbert SR, Redline S, Hulsegge G, Harding BN
Neighborhood-Level Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2026 Jun 23)
J Am Heart Assoc
Essien UR, Harrington K, Alexandria SJ, Greenland P, Heckbert SR, Szklo M, Mujahid MS, Carnethon MR, Watson KE, Tang JJ, Kershaw KN
(2026 Jun 23)
J Am Heart Assoc
Essien UR, Harrington K, Alexandria SJ, Greenland P, Heckbert SR, Szklo M, Mujahid MS, Carnethon MR, Watson KE, Tang JJ, Kershaw KN
Menopausal Age, Number of Live Births, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2026 Jun 16)
J Am Heart Assoc 15(12): e048530
Morooka H, Rosenberg EA, Heckbert SR, Kizer JR, Ho JE, Janszky I, Horn J, Mukamal KJ
(2026 Jun 16)
J Am Heart Assoc 15(12): e048530
Morooka H, Rosenberg EA, Heckbert SR, Kizer JR, Ho JE, Janszky I, Horn J, Mukamal KJ
Etiological myocardial injury classification versus binary myocardial infarction classification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
(2026 Jun)
Am J Prev Cardiol 27(): 101525
Tomar S, Lidani KCF, Dekker M, Moraes AAI, Post WS, Trainor PJ, Johnson CW, Heckbert SR, Blumenthal RS, McClelland RL, Nam Y, Nasir K, Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP
(2026 Jun)
Am J Prev Cardiol 27(): 101525
Tomar S, Lidani KCF, Dekker M, Moraes AAI, Post WS, Trainor PJ, Johnson CW, Heckbert SR, Blumenthal RS, McClelland RL, Nam Y, Nasir K, Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP
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