Hi deeceebee123,
I have MM and had two heart issues. One of those issues was afib: in my case, I had an operation which cured me of afib. Even so, due to the other heart condition, my cardiologist, haemotologist and I discussed the situation and decided that it would be best for me not to have a stem cell transplant.
A stem cell transplant can be grueling, and a dodgy heart is not a good starting point.
In addition, chemo treatments have been improving: the case for MM patients having a transplant is weakening as a result.
Lastly, I came across this study of MM patients with afib having transplants. The hard statistics from this is that it is significantly higher risk for afib patients than otgers: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10198774/
Please, though, don’t lose heart (pardon the pun!). As a small example, I am still going strong, 2 years and 3 months after diagnosis, in remission since June 2023. Went to the gym this afternoon, and off on holiday next week 😀.
Regards
Rabbit