EXHIBIT 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining  to  the  CryoLife,  Inc.  Amended  and  Restated  Non-Employee
Directors  Stock Option Plan, of our report dated February 9, 1998, with respect
to the  consolidated  financial  statements of CryoLife,  Inc.  incorporated  by
reference  in its  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December  31,
1997,  as amended by Amendment  No. 1 on Form 10-K/A on March 23, 1998,  and the
related financial  statement schedule included therein filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


                                                   ERNST & YOUNG LLP





Atlanta, Georgia
July 20, 1998