Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Instruction: An article mentioned that hypertension is a significant risk factor.Does this refer to untreated hypertension or treated, or both?If someone had hypertension that has been successfully treated for years or decades, is it still a risk factor?. ### Response: Hypertension seems to be a risk factor. Whether that is because of the hypertension itself or because of the associated micro and macrovascular damage cause by untreated hypertension we do not know..