My BP has been high for 20 years, but I take medication an it's very well controlled. Alcohol was probably a factor in my high BP, but my Dr. doesn't really know for sure. It doesn't matter to me what the causative effect was, I have it and it's under control.
My pulse used to be high, but I exercise a lot and now my pulse, cholesterol and all the other stuff a guy needs to watch once he passes 50 is excellent.
Physically, I feel about 15 years younger than my chronological age. Despite years of alcohol abuse, physical recovery is possible. Now if I just didn't have so much grey hair . . .