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)
Heart rate fragmentation and brain MRI markers of small vessel disease in MESA.
(2023 Nov 27)
Alzheimers Dement
Heckbert SR, Jensen PN, Erus G, Nasrallah IM, Rashid T, Habes M, Austin TR, Floyd JS, Schaich CL, Redline S, Bryan RN, Costa MD
(2023 Nov 27)
Alzheimers Dement
Heckbert SR, Jensen PN, Erus G, Nasrallah IM, Rashid T, Habes M, Austin TR, Floyd JS, Schaich CL, Redline S, Bryan RN, Costa MD
Prevalence of Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.
(2023 Nov 13)
JACC Heart Fail
Yang E, Heckbert SR, Ding J, Spragg D, Calkins H, Shah S, Szklo M, Post WS, Sharma K
(2023 Nov 13)
JACC Heart Fail
Yang E, Heckbert SR, Ding J, Spragg D, Calkins H, Shah S, Szklo M, Post WS, Sharma K
Venous thromboembolism among people with HIV: Design, implementation, and findings of a centralized adjudication system in clinical care sites across the United States.
(2023 Nov 21)
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Crane HM, Nance RM, Ruderman SA, Haidar L, Tenforde MW, Heckbert SR, Budoff MJ, Hahn AW, Drumright LN, Ma J, Mixson LS, Lober WB, Barnes GS, McReynolds J, Attia EF, Peter I, Moges T, Bamford L, Cachay E, Mathews WC, Christopolous K, Hunt PW, Napravnik S, Keruly J, Moore RD, Burkholder G, Willig AL, Lindstrom S, Whitney BM, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Crothers KA, Delaney JA
(2023 Nov 21)
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
Crane HM, Nance RM, Ruderman SA, Haidar L, Tenforde MW, Heckbert SR, Budoff MJ, Hahn AW, Drumright LN, Ma J, Mixson LS, Lober WB, Barnes GS, McReynolds J, Attia EF, Peter I, Moges T, Bamford L, Cachay E, Mathews WC, Christopolous K, Hunt PW, Napravnik S, Keruly J, Moore RD, Burkholder G, Willig AL, Lindstrom S, Whitney BM, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Crothers KA, Delaney JA
Identification of circulating proteins associated with general cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults.
(2023 Nov 3)
Commun Biol 6(1): 1117
Tin A, Fohner AE, Yang Q, Brody JA, Davies G, Yao J, Liu D, Caro I, Lindbohm JV, Duggan MR, Meirelles O, Harris SE, Gudmundsdottir V, Taylor AM, Henry A, Beiser AS, Shojaie A, Coors A, Fitzpatrick AL, Langenberg C, Satizabal CL, Sitlani CM, Wheeler E, Tucker-Drob EM, Bressler J, Coresh J, Bis JC, Candia J, Jennings LL, Pietzner M, Lathrop M, Lopez OL, Redmond P, Gerszten RE, Rich SS, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Hughes TM, Tanaka T, Emilsson V, Vasan RS, Guo X, Zhu Y, Tzourio C, Rotter JI, Walker KA, Ferrucci L, Kivimäki M, Breteler MMB, Cox SR, Debette S, Mosley TH, Gudnason VG, Launer LJ, Psaty BM, Seshadri S, Fornage M
(2023 Nov 3)
Commun Biol 6(1): 1117
Tin A, Fohner AE, Yang Q, Brody JA, Davies G, Yao J, Liu D, Caro I, Lindbohm JV, Duggan MR, Meirelles O, Harris SE, Gudmundsdottir V, Taylor AM, Henry A, Beiser AS, Shojaie A, Coors A, Fitzpatrick AL, Langenberg C, Satizabal CL, Sitlani CM, Wheeler E, Tucker-Drob EM, Bressler J, Coresh J, Bis JC, Candia J, Jennings LL, Pietzner M, Lathrop M, Lopez OL, Redmond P, Gerszten RE, Rich SS, Heckbert SR, Austin TR, Hughes TM, Tanaka T, Emilsson V, Vasan RS, Guo X, Zhu Y, Tzourio C, Rotter JI, Walker KA, Ferrucci L, Kivimäki M, Breteler MMB, Cox SR, Debette S, Mosley TH, Gudnason VG, Launer LJ, Psaty BM, Seshadri S, Fornage M
The association of upper airway anatomy with cognitive test performance: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2023 Oct 31)
BMC Neurol 23(1): 394
Nance RM, Fohner AE, McClelland RL, Redline S, Bryan RN, Fitzpatrick A, Habes M, Longstreth WT Jr, Schwab RJ, Wiemken AS, Heckbert SR
(2023 Oct 31)
BMC Neurol 23(1): 394
Nance RM, Fohner AE, McClelland RL, Redline S, Bryan RN, Fitzpatrick A, Habes M, Longstreth WT Jr, Schwab RJ, Wiemken AS, Heckbert SR
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