EXHIBIT 23.2


                        CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
                              INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of CryoLife,  Inc. of our report dated February 17, 1997,  except for Note 13 as
to which  the date is March 3,  1997,  included  in the 1996  Annual  Report  to
shareholders of CryoLife, Inc.

Our audit also  included the  financial  statement  schedule of  CryoLife,  Inc.
listed in Item 14(a).  This  schedule  is the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.  Our  responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audit. In
our opinion, 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.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration  Statement No.
333-16581  on Form  S-3 and  Registration  Statement  Nos.  33-83996,  33-84048,
33-03513 and 333-06141 on Form S-8, of our report dated February 7,1997,  except
for  Note 13 as to  which  the  date is  March  5,  1997,  with  respect  to the
consolidated  financial  statements  incorporated  herein by reference,  and our
report  included  in the  preceding  paragraph  with  respect  ot the  Financial
Statement Schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)of CryoLife, Inc.



Atlanta, Georgia
March 26, 1997