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)
Association of quantitative susceptibility mapping signal in gray matter with clinical characteristics and aging-related MRI markers: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 Sep 22)
Neuroimage Clin 48(): 103884
Heckbert SR, Jensen PN, Rashid T, Wang DH, Sitlani CM, Franklin CG, Mojtabai M, Navas-Acien A, Charisis S, Bertoni A, Longstreth WT Jr, Bryan RN, Nasrallah IM, Habes M
(2025 Sep 22)
Neuroimage Clin 48(): 103884
Heckbert SR, Jensen PN, Rashid T, Wang DH, Sitlani CM, Franklin CG, Mojtabai M, Navas-Acien A, Charisis S, Bertoni A, Longstreth WT Jr, Bryan RN, Nasrallah IM, Habes M
Association of genetic scores related to insulin resistance with neurological outcomes in ancestrally diverse cohorts from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program.
(2025 Sep 24)
Commun Biol 8(1): 1352
Sarnowski C, Zhang Y, Ammous F, Shade LMP, DiCorpo D, Jian X, Arnett DK, Austin TR, Beiser A, Bis JC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Bressler J, Curran JE, DeCarli CS, Doddapaneni H, Dupuis J, Fardo DW, Florez JC, Gabriel S, Gibbs RA, Glahn DC, Gupta N, González HM, González KA, Hatzikotoulas K, Hayden KM, Heckbert SR, Hidalgo B, Huerta-Chagoya A, Hughes TM, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg CL, Launer LJ, Longstreth WT Jr, T2DGGI consortium, MAGIC consortium, Mandla R, Mathias RA, Morris AP, Mosley TH, Nasrallah IM, Nyquist P, Psaty BM, Qi Q, Raffield LM, Rayner NW, Reiner AP, Satizabal CL, Selvin E, Sevilla-Gonzalez MDR, Smith AV, Smith JA, Smith K, Snively BM, Southam L, Sofer T, Suzuki K, Taylor HJ, Udler MS, Viaud-Martinez KA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Yin X, Manning AK, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Meigs JB, Fornage M, Seshadri S, Morrison AC, TOPMed Diabetes working group, and the TOPMed Neurocognitive working group
(2025 Sep 24)
Commun Biol 8(1): 1352
Sarnowski C, Zhang Y, Ammous F, Shade LMP, DiCorpo D, Jian X, Arnett DK, Austin TR, Beiser A, Bis JC, Blangero J, Boerwinkle E, Bressler J, Curran JE, DeCarli CS, Doddapaneni H, Dupuis J, Fardo DW, Florez JC, Gabriel S, Gibbs RA, Glahn DC, Gupta N, González HM, González KA, Hatzikotoulas K, Hayden KM, Heckbert SR, Hidalgo B, Huerta-Chagoya A, Hughes TM, Kardia SLR, Kooperberg CL, Launer LJ, Longstreth WT Jr, T2DGGI consortium, MAGIC consortium, Mandla R, Mathias RA, Morris AP, Mosley TH, Nasrallah IM, Nyquist P, Psaty BM, Qi Q, Raffield LM, Rayner NW, Reiner AP, Satizabal CL, Selvin E, Sevilla-Gonzalez MDR, Smith AV, Smith JA, Smith K, Snively BM, Southam L, Sofer T, Suzuki K, Taylor HJ, Udler MS, Viaud-Martinez KA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Wood AC, Yanek LR, Yin X, Manning AK, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Meigs JB, Fornage M, Seshadri S, Morrison AC, TOPMed Diabetes working group, and the TOPMed Neurocognitive working group
Circulating ketone bodies and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: insights from the MESA and UK Biobank cohorts.
(2025 Sep 24)
Eur J Prev Cardiol
Jain V, Chevli PA, Garg PK, McParland JT, Kizer J, Mukamal K, Schaich CL, Rikhi R, Connelly M, Pandey A, Khan S, Heckbert SR, Shapiro MD
(2025 Sep 24)
Eur J Prev Cardiol
Jain V, Chevli PA, Garg PK, McParland JT, Kizer J, Mukamal K, Schaich CL, Rikhi R, Connelly M, Pandey A, Khan S, Heckbert SR, Shapiro MD
Associations of Immune Cell Subsets With Coronary Artery Calcium Incidence and Progression in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2025 Oct 7)
J Am Heart Assoc 14(19): e042502
Patel RD, Buzkova P, Huber S, Landay A, Budoff M, Bis JC, Olson N, Rich S, Heckbert SR, Manichaikul A, Floyd J, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Doyle MF, Sitlani CM, Delaney JAC, Fohner AE, Feinstein MJ
(2025 Oct 7)
J Am Heart Assoc 14(19): e042502
Patel RD, Buzkova P, Huber S, Landay A, Budoff M, Bis JC, Olson N, Rich S, Heckbert SR, Manichaikul A, Floyd J, Tracy RP, Psaty BM, Doyle MF, Sitlani CM, Delaney JAC, Fohner AE, Feinstein MJ
Premature Ventricular Contraction Location and Incident Heart Failure.
(2025 Sep 11)
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
Dewland TA, Rosenthal DG, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM, Alonso A, Soliman EZ, Chen LY, Siscovick DS, Sotoodehnia N, Gottdiener JS, Psaty BM, Heckbert SR, Stein PK, Marcus GM
(2025 Sep 11)
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
Dewland TA, Rosenthal DG, Gerstenfeld EP, Scheinman MM, Alonso A, Soliman EZ, Chen LY, Siscovick DS, Sotoodehnia N, Gottdiener JS, Psaty BM, Heckbert SR, Stein PK, Marcus GM
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