Do you think hypertension is a stress related disorder?

A common wisdom is that stress elevates the blood pressure. Whether hypertension is a stress-induced disorder or not is a question that haunts many people. I wonder after the advances in genetics is the hypothesis that hypertension is related to type A personality, and stress-induced still valid or not.
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