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)

Deep phenotyping of dementia in a multi-ethnic cardiovascular cohort: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
(2024)
PLoS One 19(4): e0298952
Ostovaneh MR, Hughes TM, Wu CO, McClelland RL, Casanova R, Bluemke DA, Tracy RP, Shea S, Heckbert SR, Lima JAC, Ambale-Venkatesh B
Subclinical vascular composites predict clinical cardiovascular disease, stroke, and dementia: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
(2024 Mar 15)
Atherosclerosis 392(): 117521
Hughes TM, Tanley J, Chen H, Schaich CL, Yeboah J, Espeland MA, Lima JAC, Ambale-Venkatesh B, Michos ED, Ding J, Hayden K, Casanova R, Craft S, Rapp SR, Luchsinger JA, Fitzpatrick AL, Heckbert SR, Post WS, Burke GL
MRI Investigation of the Association of Left Atrial and Left Atrial Appendage Hemodynamics with Silent Brain Infarction.
(2024 Mar 15)
J Magn Reson Imaging
Pradella M, Baraboo JJ, Prabhakaran S, Zhao L, Hijaz T, McComb EN, Naidich MJ, Heckbert SR, Nasrallah IM, Bryan RN, Passman RS, Markl M, Greenland P
Associations between 3D-based Left Atrial Volumetric and Blood Flow Parameters in a Single-Site Cohort of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2024 Apr)
Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 6(2): e230148
Pradella M, Baraboo JJ, Maroun A, Liu SZ, DiCarlo AL, Chu SH, Hwang JM, Collins MA, Passman R, Heckbert SR, Greenland P, Markl M
Proteomic Signature of HIV-Associated Subclinical Left Atrial Remodeling and Incident Heart Failure.
(2024 Feb 14)
medRxiv
Peterson TE, Hahn VS, Moaddel R, Zhu M, Haberlen SA, Palella FJ, Plankey M, Bader JS, Lima JA, Gerszten RE, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Heckbert SR, Kirk GD, Piggott DA, Ferrucci L, Margolick JB, Brown TT, Wu KC, Post WS
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