Deciphering Cardiac Neural Network Dynamics: From In-Vivo Recordings to Unsupervised Spike Labeling

Authors: Gurel, Nil Z., Sudarshan, Koustubh, Karavos, Alex, Kember, Guy, Ajijola, Olujimi A.

Source: 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers Signals, Systems, and Computers, 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on. :1225-1229 Oct, 2024

Relation: 2024 58th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers

The vestigial fold in humans: Characterization of a potential novel target for selective cardiac sympathetic denervation

Authors: Sato, Takanori ¹, Fishbein, Michael C. ², Hanna, Peter ¹, Ajijola, Olujimi A. ¹, Shivkumar, Kalyanam ¹, Mori, Shumpei ^{1, ∗}

Source: In Heart Rhythm

Moving from voltage mapping to scar mapping using novel “near-field” metrics

Authors: Hayase, Justin H., Jain, Rohit, Lux, Robert, Mori, Shumpei, Ajijola, Olujimi A., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Bradfield, Jason S. ^∗

Source: In Heart Rhythm

Pathophysiologic Mechanisms in Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System and Arrhythmias

Authors: Sarkar, Abdullah, Ajijola, Olujimi A.

Source: In Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics September 2024 16(3):261-269

Demonstration of feasibility and technique of transesophageal endoscopic epicardial access in a porcine model

Authors: Weitzner, Zachary N., Cha, Steven, Challita, Ronald, Ajijola, Olujimi, Mori, Shumpei, Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Dutson, Erik, Sedarat, Alireza

Source: In iGIE December 2023 2(4):418-423

Cryothermal energy demonstrates shorter ablation time and lower complication rates compared with radiofrequency in surgical hybrid ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia

Authors: Chung, Wei-Hsin, Hayase, Justin, Davies, Mark J., Do, Duc H., Sorg, Julie M., Ajijola, Olujimi A., Buch, Eric F., Boyle, Noel G., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Bradfield, Jason S.

Source: In Heart Rhythm December 2023 20(12):1708-1717

Ischemia-induced ventricular proarrhythmia and cardiovascular autonomic dysreflexia after cardioneuroablation

Authors: Chung, Wei-Hsin, Masuyama, Kiyoshi, Challita, Ronald, Hayase, Justin, Mori, Shumpei, Cha, Steven, Bradfield, Jason S., Ardell, Jeffery L., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Ajijola, Olujimi A.

Source: In Heart Rhythm November 2023 20(11):1534-1545

Vagal Nerve Stimulation Reduces Ventricular Arrhythmias and Mitigates Adverse Neural Cardiac Remodeling Post–Myocardial Infarction

Authors: Hadaya, Joseph, Dajani, Al-Hassan, Cha, Steven, Hanna, Peter, Challita, Ronald, Hoover, Donald B., Ajijola, Olujimi A., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Ardell, Jeffrey L.

Source: In JACC: Basic to Translational Science September 2023 8(9):1100-1118

Educational Pathways for Black Students in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Exploring Barriers and Possible Interventions. Proceedings of a Workshop

Authors: Ajijola, Olujimi, Bridges, Charles R., Holden, Lynne M., Whitacre, Paula, National Academies, National Academy of Sciences, National Academies, National Academy of Engineering, National Academies, National Academy of Medicine

Source: National Academies Press. 2022.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 121

Sponsoring Agency: Aetna Foundation
National Institutes of Health (NIH) (DHHS)
National Academies, National Research Council

Descriptors: African American Students, Science Education, Engineering Education, Medical Education, Educational Opportunities, Barriers, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Finance

The derivative of tissue activation as a marker of arrhythmogenic myocardium

Authors: Temma, Taro, Lux, Robert L., Yoshie, Koji, Hayase, Justin, Bradfield, Jason S., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Ajijola, Olujimi A.

Source: In Heart Rhythm February 2023 20(2):261-271

Autonomic nervous system and arrhythmias in structural heart disease

Authors: Sridharan, Aadhavi, Bradfield, Jason S., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Ajijola, Olujimi A.

Source: In Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical December 2022 243

Detection of inflammation using cardiac positron emission tomography for evaluation of ventricular arrhythmias: An institutional experience

Authors: Hayase, Justin, Do, Duc H., Liang, Jeff J., Kim, Minji, Lee, Benjamin, Ajijola, Olujimi, Buch, Eric, Boyle, Noel, Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Bradfield, Jason S.

Source: In Heart Rhythm December 2022 19(12):2064-2072

Racial and ethnic disparities in arrhythmia care: A call for action

Authors: Thomas, Kevin L., Garg, Jalaj, Velagapudi, Poonam, Gopinathannair, Rakesh, Chung, Mina K., Kusumoto, Fred, Ajijola, Olujimi, Jackson, Larry R., II, Turagam, Mohit K., Joglar, Jose A., Sogade, Felix O., Fontaine, John M., Krahn, Andrew D., Russo, Andrea M., Albert, Christine, Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R.

Source: In Heart Rhythm September 2022 19(9):1577-1593

Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience‐based cardiovascular therapeutics – 2024 update.

Authors: Ajijola, Olujimi A.¹ (AUTHOR) oajijol@mednet.ucla.edu, Aksu, Tolga² (AUTHOR), Arora, Rishi³ (AUTHOR), Biaggioni, Italo⁴ (AUTHOR), Chen, Peng‐Sheng⁵ (AUTHOR), De Ferrari, Gaetano⁶ (AUTHOR), Dusi, Veronica⁶ (AUTHOR), Fudim, Marat⁷ (AUTHOR), Goldberger, Jeffrey J.⁸ (AUTHOR), Green, Alexander L.⁹ (AUTHOR), Herring, Neil¹⁰ (AUTHOR), Khalsa, Sahib S.¹¹ (AUTHOR), Kumar, Rajesh¹² (AUTHOR), Lakatta, Edward¹³ (AUTHOR), Mehra, Reena¹⁴ (AUTHOR), Meyer, Christian^15,16 (AUTHOR), Po, Sunny¹⁷ (AUTHOR), Stavrakis, Stavros¹⁷ (AUTHOR), Somers, Virend K.¹⁸ (AUTHOR), Tan, Alex Y.¹⁹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Physiology. 3/31/2025, Vol. 603 Issue 7, p1781-1839. 59p.

Subject Terms: *AUTONOMIC nervous system, *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases, *THERAPEUTICS, *HEART failure, *NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Bioelectronic block of stellate ganglia mitigates pacing‐induced heterogeneous release of catecholamine and neuropeptide Y in the infarcted pig heart.

Authors: Vrabec, Tina, Bender, Shane, Chan, Shyue‐An, Cha, Steven, Haridas, Sahil, Hanna, Peter, Ajijola, Olujimi A., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Smith, Corey, Ardell, Jeffrey L.

Source: Journal of Physiology; 3/31/2025, Vol. 603 Issue 7, p2071-2088, 18p

Subject Terms: STELLATE ganglion block, NEUROPEPTIDE Y, CARDIAC pacing, SYMPATHETIC nervous system, MYOCARDIAL infarction

Ultrastructure and cardiac impulse propagation: scaling up from microscopic to macroscopic conduction.

Authors: Qu, Zhilin, Hanna, Peter, Ajijola, Olujimi A., Garfinkel, Alan, Shivkumar, Kalyanam

Source: Journal of Physiology; 3/31/2025, Vol. 603 Issue 7, p1887-1901, 15p

Subject Terms: SODIUM channels, MULTISCALE modeling, NEURAL conduction, CONNEXINS, MODELS & modelmaking

Comparative specialization of intrinsic cardiac neurons in humans, mice and pigs.

Authors: Tompkins, John D., Hoover, Donald B., Havton, Leif A., Patel, Janaki C., Cho, Youngjin, Smith, Elizabeth H., Biscola, Natalia P., Ajijola, Olujimi A., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Ardell, Jeffrey L.

Source: Journal of Physiology; 3/31/2025, Vol. 603 Issue 7, p2043-2070, 28p

Subject Terms: VASOACTIVE intestinal peptide, ACTION potentials, AUTONOMIC ganglia, ATRIAL fibrillation, SUBSTANCE P

Towards spatially selective efferent neuromodulation: anatomical and functional organization of cardiac fibres in the porcine cervical vagus nerve.

Authors: Thompson, Nicole, Ravagli, Enrico, Mastitskaya, Svetlana, Challita, Ronald, Hadaya, Joseph, Iacoviello, Francesco, Idil, Ahmad Shah, Shearing, Paul R., Ajijola, Olujimi A., Ardell, Jeffrey L., Shivkumar, Kalyanam, Holder, David, Aristovich, Kirill

Source: Journal of Physiology; 3/31/2025, Vol. 603 Issue 7, p1983-2004, 22p

Subject Terms: VAGUS nerve stimulation, AFFERENT pathways, VAGUS nerve, TREATMENT effectiveness, CERVICAL plexus

Research Opportunities in Autonomic Neural Mechanisms of Cardiopulmonary Regulation: A Report From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director Workshop

Authors: Mehra, Reena, Tjurmina, Olga A., Ajijola, Olujimi A., Arora, Rishi, Bolser, Donald C., Chapleau, Mark W., Chen, Peng-Sheng, Clancy, Colleen E., Delisle, Brian P., Gold, Michael R., Goldberger, Jeffrey J., Goldstein, David S., Habecker, Beth A., Handoko, M. Louis, Harvey, Robert, Hummel, James P., Hund, Thomas, Meyer, Christian, Redline, Susan, Ripplinger, Crystal M., Simon, Marc A., Somers, Virend K., Stavrakis, Stavros, Taylor-Clark, Thomas, Undem, Bradley Joel, Verrier, Richard L., Zucker, Irving H., Sopko, George, Shivkumar, Kalyanam

Source: In JACC: Basic to Translational Science March 2022 7(3) Part 1:265-293

Combination Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Biomarkers Prognostication in HF

Authors: FENG, ZEKUN, AKINRIMISI, OLUMUYIWA P., GORNBEIN, JEFFREY A., TRUONG, QUYNH A., DAS, SAUMYA, SINGH, JAGMEET P., AJIJOLA, OLUJIMI

Source: In Journal of Cardiac Failure December 2021 27(12):1321-1327