Is it true that atherosclerotic vascular disease can be caused by hypertension?

Yes: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for atherosclerosis that can easily be managed.

Yes: Atherosclerosis, plaque, or the old fashioned term "hardening of the arteries" causes the arterial damage and blockage responsible for most strokes, and nearly all heart attacks and pad. Risk factors include smoking, genetics, hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol problems etc. Hypertension also has many other negative effects on stroke risk and kidney function. Keep it under control.