Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant tumor of plasma cell characterized by overproduction of abnormal plasma cells in the bone marrow and skeletal destruction. The clinical features are bone pain, renal impairment, immunodeficiency, anemia and presence of abnormal immunoglobulins (Ig).

Ventricular fibrillation

Uncontrolled contractions of muscles fibers in the left ventricle not producing contraction of the left ventricle. Ventricular fibrillation usually begins with a ventricular premature contraction and a short run of rapid ventricular tachycardia degenerating into uncoordinating ventricular fibrillations.

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PMID (PMCID)
18219175	FEMALE
	Attenuation of diastolic heart failure and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmia after peripheral blood stem cell transplantation combined with cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in myeloma-associated cardiac amyloidosis.
	Yaoita H, Iwai-Takano M, Ogawa K, Suzuki H, Akutsu K, Noji H, Kamiyama Y, Kimura S, Ohtake H, Ishibashi T, Maruyama Y. Circ J. 2008;72(2):331-4.
	A patient had multiple myeloma and associated cardiac amyloidosis, which caused diastolic dysfunction and recurrent ventricular fibrillation.