Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba did not respond to 15 defibrillator shocks and was in effect dead for 78 minutes before his heart started beating again , doctors who treated him have revealed . Doctors who treated Fabrice Muamba reveal soccer star was in effect dead for 15 minutes . Muamba still in a serious condition in hospital after a cardiac arrest . The 23-year - old 's heart was shocked several times before it started responding to treatment . Off duty cardiologist at the hospital explains how he went onto the pitch to aid him .
Doctors who treated Fabrice Muamba reveal soccer star was in effect dead for 15 minutes . Muamba still in a serious condition in hospital after a cardiac arrest . The 23-year - old 's heart was shocked several times before it started responding to treatment . Off duty cardiologist at the hospital explains how he went onto the pitch to aid him .