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)
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
(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
(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
(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
Trajectory of Cognitive Function After Incident Heart Failure.
(2024 Feb 11)
medRxiv
Shore S, Li H, Zhang M, Whitney R, Gross AL, Bhatt AS, Nallamothu BK, Giordani B, Briceño EM, Sussman JB, Gutierrez J, Yaffe K, Griswold M, Johansen MC, Lopez OL, Gottesman RF, Sidney S, Heckbert SR, Rundek T, Hughes TM, Longstreth WT Jr, Levine DA
(2024 Feb 11)
medRxiv
Shore S, Li H, Zhang M, Whitney R, Gross AL, Bhatt AS, Nallamothu BK, Giordani B, Briceño EM, Sussman JB, Gutierrez J, Yaffe K, Griswold M, Johansen MC, Lopez OL, Gottesman RF, Sidney S, Heckbert SR, Rundek T, Hughes TM, Longstreth WT Jr, Levine DA
Genetic and Clinical Correlates of AI-Based Brain Aging Patterns in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals.
(2024 Feb 14)
JAMA Psychiatry
Skampardoni I, Nasrallah IM, Abdulkadir A, Wen J, Melhem R, Mamourian E, Erus G, Doshi J, Singh A, Yang Z, Cui Y, Hwang G, Ren Z, Pomponio R, Srinivasan D, Govindarajan ST, Parmpi P, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Bülow R, Frenzel S, Tosun D, Bilgel M, An Y, Marcus DS, LaMontagne P, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Launer LJ, Sotiras A, Espeland MA, Masters CL, Maruff P, Fripp J, Johnson SC, Morris JC, Albert MS, Bryan RN, Yaffe K, Völzke H, Ferrucci L, Benzinger TLS, Ezzati A, Shinohara RT, Fan Y, Resnick SM, Habes M, Wolk D, Shou H, Nikita K, Davatzikos C
(2024 Feb 14)
JAMA Psychiatry
Skampardoni I, Nasrallah IM, Abdulkadir A, Wen J, Melhem R, Mamourian E, Erus G, Doshi J, Singh A, Yang Z, Cui Y, Hwang G, Ren Z, Pomponio R, Srinivasan D, Govindarajan ST, Parmpi P, Wittfeld K, Grabe HJ, Bülow R, Frenzel S, Tosun D, Bilgel M, An Y, Marcus DS, LaMontagne P, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Launer LJ, Sotiras A, Espeland MA, Masters CL, Maruff P, Fripp J, Johnson SC, Morris JC, Albert MS, Bryan RN, Yaffe K, Völzke H, Ferrucci L, Benzinger TLS, Ezzati A, Shinohara RT, Fan Y, Resnick SM, Habes M, Wolk D, Shou H, Nikita K, Davatzikos C
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