EXHIBIT 23.2

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in this  Registration  Statement
(relating to 1,091,959 Shares of Common Stock) of CryoLife,  Inc. on Form S-8 of
our reports  dated  February  24, 2003  relating to the  consolidated  financial
statements  of  CryoLife as of and for the year ended  December  31, 2002 (which
report  expresses an unqualified  opinion and includes an explanatory  paragraph
relating to the Company's  change in its method of  accounting  for goodwill and
other  intangible  assets to conform  with  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 142) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of CryoLife, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
April 18, 2003