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However, our understanding of CV risk in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is limited.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To define CV risk profiles, incident stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and mortality in patients with HNSCC.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This retrospective, population-based cohort study included 35\u202f897 US veterans with newly diagnosed HNSCC from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2020. 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Black race was associated with increased risk of having uncontrolled CV risk factor(s) (relative risk, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.09), and patients with larynx cancer had higher rates of prevalent and uncontrolled risk factors compared with other cancer subsites. Considering death as a competing risk, the 10-year cumulative incidence of stroke and MI was 12.5% and 8.3%, respectively. In cause-specific hazards models, hypertension, diabetes, carotid artery stenosis, coronary artery disease, and presence of uncontrolled CV risk factor(s) were significantly associated with stroke and MI. In extended Cox models, incident stroke and MI were associated with a 47% (95% CI, 41%-54%) and 71% (95% CI, 63%-81%) increased risk of all-cause death, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusion<\/jats:title>The results of this cohort study suggest that in HNSCC, the burden of suboptimally controlled CV risk factors and incident risk of stroke and MI are substantial. 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