EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS






We consent to the use of our report dated February 2, 1999,  with respect to the
consolidated  financial  statements  of  CryoLife,  Inc. for the two years ended
December 31, 1998, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K).

Our audits also  included the  financial  statement  schedule of CryoLife,  Inc.
listed in Item  14(a) for each of the years in the  period  ended  December  31,
1998.  This  schedule is the  responsibility  of the Company's  management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,  as
of the date of our report referred to in the preceding paragraph,  the financial
statement  schedule  referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole,  presents fairly in all material respects
the  information  set forth  therein  for each of the years in the period  ended
December 31, 1998.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
33-83996, 33-84048, 333-03513,  333-59853,  333-59849, 333-06141, 333-75535, and
333-34025,   of  our  report  dated  February  2,  1999,  with  respect  to  the
consolidated  financial  statements  and our report  included  in the  preceding
paragraph  with respect to the  financial  statement  schedule  included in this
Annual  Report  (Form 10-K) of CryoLife,  Inc.  for the year ended  December 31,
1999.



Atlanta, Georgia                            /s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
March 27, 2000