Alcohol effects on diastolic dysfunction

[kuttichathan]

I am diagnosed   by cardiologist as a patient with  diastolic dysfunction, for the last three years and is under medical treatment ,Lisnopril 5mg, metoprolol 50 mg,ranaloxine, astovatastin 20 mg with asprin  (ecosprin)  75 mg < I am 68 years  old,BP 140/80 and an ex soldier . and  have chest pain and breathlessness if i climb stairs fast,or work after meals. I drink alcohol daily  250 mg for the last 30 years or more and am overweight ,as i find it difficult to stop drinking , because  I live alone with my wife and has got no other  pleasures in life ,Since my age is nearing 70, I thought i shouldn't give up the small joy of boozing when  I am all alone. If I "  manage " to stop drinking alcohol does it in any way reduce the risk of heart failure?