The Tottenham squad have requested heart checks following Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest at White Hart Lane.

Entire squad request heart checks following Muamba's collapse

Cardiac symptoms

The entire Tottenham squad have requested heart checks following Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Bolton midfielder Muamba is in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital after he collapsed during the Trotters' FA Cup quarter-final at Spurs. A number of Tottenham players were visibly distressed at the 23-year-old's collapse and sports cardiologist Sanjay Sharma revealed on Monday that they have requested to be checked to see if they have any long-term heart defects which could affect them in the future. She told: "The players have all demanded cardiac screening today."That involves taking a history relating to cardiac symptoms, which include chest pain during exertion or breath which is disproportionate to the amount of exercise being performed and blackouts, (and) asking about a family history because many of these conditions that can cause cardiac arrest are hereditary. "We then perform a cardiac examination and following that we do an ECG (electrocardiogram) which is an electrical tracing of the heart which looks for electric faults of the heart and a cardiac ultrasound which looks at heart muscle problems or problems with the heart values." Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp backed the move, saying: "Fortunately, we already had a cardiologist visiting the training ground today for routine screening, so we are able to offer any player who wishes to be tested for the purpose of reassurance an additional opportunity to be screened." Tottenham have confirmed their Premier League home game against Stoke will go ahead on Wednesday.