Doctors who treated Fabrice Muamba reveal soccer star was in effect dead for 78 minutes . The desperate effort to save Muamba was assisted by an off-duty cardiologist , who was in the stadium watching the game as a fan and was allowed onto the pitch . Muamba still in a serious condition in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest . The 23-year-old 's heart was shocked 15 times before it started responding to treatment . Score: 6
Doctors who treated Fabrice Muamba reveal soccer star was in effect dead for 78 minutes . Muamba still in a serious condition in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest . The 23-year-old 's heart was shocked 15 times before it started responding to treatment . Score: 6