A leading heart specialist has stated that Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba is unlikely to play football again after his recent health scare.
The former England under-21 international collapsed on the White Hart Lane pitch ten days ago, and was rushed to hospital and revived after his heart had stopped for 80 minutes.
Muamba is seemingly on the mend and improving day-by-day, however Peter Weissberg, who is the medical director of the British Heart Foundation, feels that his playing career may well be over.
“It is not possible to say, but I think it is likely he would be advised not to play again because most conditions like this are a combination of physical activity and an underlying tendency to have a cardiac arrest,” he told Mirror Football.
“With people like Fabrice, we can put in a defibrillator inside the body.
“But I repeat, I think it is unlikely he would be advised to play football again even though he may be fit and healthy to do so,” the medical professional concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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