 - Patients with recent 6 months myocardial infarction, unstable angina, difficult to control congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, or difficult to control cardiac arrhythmias are ineligible. Ejection fraction by ECHO or must be 40 and must be performed within 60 days prior to registration, unless the patient has received chemotherapy within that period of time dexamethasone and thalidomide excluded, in which case the LVEF must be repeated. 