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UW takes part in stem-cell trial

For one Middleton resident who’s tried everything to ease his symptoms from a severe form of heart disease, a new stem-cell treatment trial could be just what the doctor ordered.
For the past 20 years, Steve Myrah has suffered from chronic myocardial ischemia, a form of coronary artery disease that narrows arteries and limits blood flow to the heart. He struggles with pressure and pain in his chest daily, and he can’t walk more than a block without having to stop