# USPSTF 2022: statin use for primary prevention of CVD in adults

Guideline · id `cardio:guideline-uspstf-2022-statin` · Cardiovascular Atlas · release `73130c34862e2d06` (public)

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Also called: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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Browse, condition area: Risk and prevention; Coronary and vascular disease  

## In plain language

The 2022 recommendation statement issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force on taking a statin to prevent cardiovascular disease in adults who do not already have it. The Task Force grades its advice by age, by risk factors and by the estimated chance of a cardiovascular event over the next ten years. This statement updates its 2016 recommendation.

## Technical summary

JAMA 2022;328(8):746-753, doi 10.1001/jama.2022.13044, PMID 35997723. The USPSTF page dates the final statement August 23, 2022. Only the PubMed abstract and that date line were read; the full statement was not. Grades as the abstract labels them: B for ages 40 to 75 with one or more risk factors (abnormal blood fats, diabetes, hypertension, smoking) and a 10-year risk, as estimated, of at least 10%; C for the same group at 7.5% to under 10%; and an I statement from age 76. The USPSTF permits reuse of its work only under its copyright notice, so this atlas states the recommendations in its own words, with a citation and a link.

## Connected pages

- Issuer: the Task Force is named as the author in the PubMed record: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (`core:uspstf`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-15
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-15