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Ethanol consumption has been identified as a critical risk factor, which promotes hypertension and thereby corrupts cardiovascular health and limits overall life expectancy. For heavy drinkers (\u226572 g\/day), reduction in half of the alcohol consumption reportedly results in considerable decreases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels amounting to 5.50 and 3.97 mmHg, respectively. Based on the complex network of ethanol effects on mammalian physiology, diverse mechanistic concepts have been postulated for a causal linkage between alcohol consumption and distorted blood pressure regulation. The impact of ethanol on the cardiovascular system involves a wide range of ethanol-sensitive cell types, ranging from neurons to vascular smooth muscle, endothelial and immune-cells, all of which express an interdependent array of potential ethanol target structures. 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