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 year 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 the year 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 the year ended December 31, 1998.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No.
333-75535,  33-83996,  33-84048,  333-03513,  333-39849,  333-06141,  333-34025,
333-75535,  and 333-47310, 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,
2000.


                                                              Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2001


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