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Linking high blood pressure and stress
High blood pressure (hypertension) affects more than one billion people worldwide. In addition to its well-known health-related consequences, hypertension also influences how people respond to stress and regulate their emotions. People with high blood pressure often have exaggerated responses to stress, which may be linked to problems in how the body controls blood pressure – a system known as the baroreflex.