[Pacemaker or ICD and MRI: is MRI safety the new standard?].

Recently new models of cardiac pacemakers have been commercialised. Some of these models have the particularity to be compatible with MRI (they are called MRI safe). The safety of the MRI for the patients implanted depends on the device it self and the lead(s). These review article focuses on the benefits and limits of these new devices. A practical guideline is proposed for patients implanted by a pacemaker or ICD and undergoing MRI.