In dilated cardiomyopathy the ventricles enlarge and weaken. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a type of dilated cardiomyopathy. The cervix must be fully dilated and retracted and the membranes ruptured. A postmortem exam revealed the cause of death to have been dilated cardiomyopathy. The most dangerous side effect of doxorubicin is dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to congestive heart failure. Some relatives of those affected by dilated cardiomyopathy have preclinical, asymptomatic heart-muscle changes. When the cervix has dilated sufficiently, the catheter drops out. Gee was also told that he had dilated cardiomyopathy. There are three main types of cardiomyopathy&colon; hypertrophic, dilated, and restrictive. This produces coronary steal from areas of ischemia where arteries are already maximally dilated. At its origin, the internal carotid artery is somewhat dilated. Unlike normal blood vessels, tumor blood vessels are dilated with an irregular shape. This produces coronary steal by areas where arteries are maximally dilated. Esophageal stricture can usually be dilated using medical instruments. Stage one may last several hours, and ends when the cervix is fully dilated.