Definition. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, usually starting in your heart's main pumping chamber (left ventricle). The ventricle stretches and thins (dilates) and can't pump blood as well as a healthy heart can.ilated cardiomyopathy might not cause symptoms, but for some people it can be life-threatening. A common cause of heart failure â the heart's inability to supply the body with enough blood â dilated cardiomyopathy can also contribute to irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias), blood clots or sudden death.
While the correct name of Tai in English is Sea Bream, it is closely related to the Red Snapper, and in fact, according to Elizabeth Andoâs excellent Japanese cookbook, Washoku, Tai is a member of the snapper family.
Taiko (å¤ªé¼) are a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. In Japanese, the term refers to any kind of drum, but outside Japan, it is used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums called wadaiko (åå¤ªé¼, Japanese drums) and to the form of ensemble taiko drumming more specifically called kumi-daiko (çµå¤ªé¼, set of drums).