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)
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
(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
Racial Disparities in Incident and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2024 Oct 23)
Am J Epidemiol
Akinmolayemi O, Sun Y, McClelland RL, Bancks MP, Post WS, Szklo M, Qu W, Heckbert SR, Shea S
(2024 Oct 23)
Am J Epidemiol
Akinmolayemi O, Sun Y, McClelland RL, Bancks MP, Post WS, Szklo M, Qu W, Heckbert SR, Shea S
Sleep apnea physiological burdens and markers of white matter injury: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2024 Oct 22)
J Clin Sleep Med
Hajipour M, Hu WH, Esmaeili N, Sands S, Wellman A, Kwon Y, Labarca G, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Strollo PJ, Heckbert SR, Redline S, Ayas NT, Azarbarzin A
(2024 Oct 22)
J Clin Sleep Med
Hajipour M, Hu WH, Esmaeili N, Sands S, Wellman A, Kwon Y, Labarca G, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Strollo PJ, Heckbert SR, Redline S, Ayas NT, Azarbarzin A
Genetic and clinical correlates of two neuroanatomical AI dimensions in the Alzheimer's disease continuum.
(2024 Oct 5)
Transl Psychiatry 14(1): 420
Wen J, Yang Z, Nasrallah IM, Cui Y, Erus G, Srinivasan D, Abdulkadir A, Mamourian E, Hwang G, Singh A, Bergman M, Bao J, Varol E, Zhou Z, Boquet-Pujadas A, Chen J, Toga AW, Saykin AJ, Hohman TJ, Thompson PM, Villeneuve S, Gollub R, Sotiras A, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Tosun D, Bilgel M, An Y, Marcus DS, LaMontagne P, Benzinger TL, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Launer LJ, Espeland M, Masters CL, Maruff P, Fripp J, Johnson SC, Morris JC, Albert MS, Bryan RN, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Fan Y, Habes M, Wolk D, Shen L, Shou H, Davatzikos C
(2024 Oct 5)
Transl Psychiatry 14(1): 420
Wen J, Yang Z, Nasrallah IM, Cui Y, Erus G, Srinivasan D, Abdulkadir A, Mamourian E, Hwang G, Singh A, Bergman M, Bao J, Varol E, Zhou Z, Boquet-Pujadas A, Chen J, Toga AW, Saykin AJ, Hohman TJ, Thompson PM, Villeneuve S, Gollub R, Sotiras A, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Tosun D, Bilgel M, An Y, Marcus DS, LaMontagne P, Benzinger TL, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Launer LJ, Espeland M, Masters CL, Maruff P, Fripp J, Johnson SC, Morris JC, Albert MS, Bryan RN, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Fan Y, Habes M, Wolk D, Shen L, Shou H, Davatzikos C
Smoking and Type 1 Versus Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Among People With HIV in the United States: Results from the Center for AIDS Research Network Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort.
(2024 Nov-Dec 01)
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 35(6): 507-518
Crane HM, Nance RM, Ruderman SA, Drumright LN, Mixson LS, Heckbert SR, Feinstein MJ, Budoff MJ, Bamford L, Cachay E, Napravnik S, Moore RD, Keruly J, Willig AL, Burkholder GA, Hahn A, Ma J, Fredericksen R, Saag MS, Chander G, Kitahata MM, Crothers K, Mayer KH, O'Cleirigh C, Cropsey K, Whitney BM, Delaney JAC
(2024 Nov-Dec 01)
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 35(6): 507-518
Crane HM, Nance RM, Ruderman SA, Drumright LN, Mixson LS, Heckbert SR, Feinstein MJ, Budoff MJ, Bamford L, Cachay E, Napravnik S, Moore RD, Keruly J, Willig AL, Burkholder GA, Hahn A, Ma J, Fredericksen R, Saag MS, Chander G, Kitahata MM, Crothers K, Mayer KH, O'Cleirigh C, Cropsey K, Whitney BM, Delaney JAC
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