Medical robotics can be split in subfields depending on who has to be assisted by a robot; it can be:-The hospital: for instance for patient transportation and handling,-the patient: by providing him/her robotized prostheses or artificial organs, rehabilitation aids or assistance for every day tasks,-the clinician: by assisting his diagnostic or therapeutic tasks. This short note focuses on the...

INTRODUCTION Stem cell therapy has emerged as a promising strategy for the treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy. SOURCES OF DATA Multiple candidate cell types have been used in preclinical animal models and in clinical trials to repair or regenerate the injured heart either directly (through formation of new transplanted tissue) or indirectly (through paracrine effects activating endogenous r...