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)
Mixtures of key components of the external exposome in association with MRI biomarkers of brain structure: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2026 May)
Alzheimers Dement 22(5): e71459
Reimer CJ, Jenson TE, Tripodis Y, Shiba K, James P, Kirwa K, Heckbert SR, Hirsch JA, Besser L, Hughes T, Kaufman JD, Coull BA, Pescador Jimenez M
(2026 May)
Alzheimers Dement 22(5): e71459
Reimer CJ, Jenson TE, Tripodis Y, Shiba K, James P, Kirwa K, Heckbert SR, Hirsch JA, Besser L, Hughes T, Kaufman JD, Coull BA, Pescador Jimenez M
Rare coding variant architecture and gene discovery from 130,000 sequenced cases of atrial fibrillation.
(2026 May 4)
Res Sq
Jurgens S, Enzan N, Dinsmore I, Choi SH, Luo J, Lipov A, Hartle C, Wang X, Marston N, Weng LC, Melloni G, Chalazan B, Gray M, Pirruccello J, Diaz A, Chaffin M, Ornelas-Loredo A, Tang O, Darbar F, Kany S, Chen Y, von Falkenhausen A, Morrison A, Natale A, Tveit A, Geelhoed B, Cade B, Wagoner DV, Haase D, Soliman EZ, Davogustto G, Calkins H, Anderson J, Brody J, Barnard J, Hokanson J, Smith J, Bis J, Young K, Johnson L, Long L, Risch L, Gula L, Kwee L, Kühne M, Preuss M, Gupta N, Nafissi N, Smith N, Nilsson P, van der Harst P, Wells Q, Judy R, Schnabel R, Johnson R, Smit RAJ, Gabriel S, Knight S, Furukawa T, Min YI, Yoneda Z, Laksman Z, Alonso A, Psaty B, Albert C, Arking D, Roden D, Chasman D, Rader D, Conen D, McManus D, Fatkin D, Boerwinkle E, Marcus G, Christophersen I, Smith JG, Roberts J, Raffield L, Shoemaker MB, Cho M, Cutler M, Chung M, Olesen M, Sinner M, Sotoodehnia N, Kirchhof P, Loos RJF, Nazarian S, Mohanty S, Damrauer S, Kaab S, Heckbert S, Redline S, Shah S, Tanaka T, Ebana Y, Lubitz S, Lunetta K, Benjamin E, Rienstra M, Figtree G, Darbar D, Bezzina C, Ruff C, Sabatine M, Mirshahi T, Ellinor P
(2026 May 4)
Res Sq
Jurgens S, Enzan N, Dinsmore I, Choi SH, Luo J, Lipov A, Hartle C, Wang X, Marston N, Weng LC, Melloni G, Chalazan B, Gray M, Pirruccello J, Diaz A, Chaffin M, Ornelas-Loredo A, Tang O, Darbar F, Kany S, Chen Y, von Falkenhausen A, Morrison A, Natale A, Tveit A, Geelhoed B, Cade B, Wagoner DV, Haase D, Soliman EZ, Davogustto G, Calkins H, Anderson J, Brody J, Barnard J, Hokanson J, Smith J, Bis J, Young K, Johnson L, Long L, Risch L, Gula L, Kwee L, Kühne M, Preuss M, Gupta N, Nafissi N, Smith N, Nilsson P, van der Harst P, Wells Q, Judy R, Schnabel R, Johnson R, Smit RAJ, Gabriel S, Knight S, Furukawa T, Min YI, Yoneda Z, Laksman Z, Alonso A, Psaty B, Albert C, Arking D, Roden D, Chasman D, Rader D, Conen D, McManus D, Fatkin D, Boerwinkle E, Marcus G, Christophersen I, Smith JG, Roberts J, Raffield L, Shoemaker MB, Cho M, Cutler M, Chung M, Olesen M, Sinner M, Sotoodehnia N, Kirchhof P, Loos RJF, Nazarian S, Mohanty S, Damrauer S, Kaab S, Heckbert S, Redline S, Shah S, Tanaka T, Ebana Y, Lubitz S, Lunetta K, Benjamin E, Rienstra M, Figtree G, Darbar D, Bezzina C, Ruff C, Sabatine M, Mirshahi T, Ellinor P
Mitral annular calcification, coronary artery calcification, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA).
(2026 May 4)
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
Chevli PA, Masrouri S, Razavi AC, Yeboah J, Bradford N, Soliman EZ, Heckbert SR, Suzuki T, Shapiro MD, Bhave PD
(2026 May 4)
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
Chevli PA, Masrouri S, Razavi AC, Yeboah J, Bradford N, Soliman EZ, Heckbert SR, Suzuki T, Shapiro MD, Bhave PD
Representation of Minoritized People with Cystic Fibrosis in CF Therapeutics Development Network Clinical Trials.
(2026 Apr 11)
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Milinic T, Magaret AS, Brown CE, McElvaney OJ, Mayer-Hamblett N, Kapnadak SG, Heckbert SR, Ramos KJ, Goss CH
(2026 Apr 11)
Ann Am Thorac Soc
Milinic T, Magaret AS, Brown CE, McElvaney OJ, Mayer-Hamblett N, Kapnadak SG, Heckbert SR, Ramos KJ, Goss CH
Arterial compliance, assessed by PTC1 and PTC2 from radial artery pressure waveforms, and cognitive performance: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2026 May)
J Hum Hypertens 40(5): 398-404
Brumback LC, Jacobs DR Jr, Duprez DA, Allison MA, Hughes TM, Heckbert SR, Rapp SR
(2026 May)
J Hum Hypertens 40(5): 398-404
Brumback LC, Jacobs DR Jr, Duprez DA, Allison MA, Hughes TM, Heckbert SR, Rapp SR
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