Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-64887) and related
Prospectus of Boston Scientific Corporation, BSC Capital Trust, BSC Capital
Trust II and BSC Capital Trust III and to the incorporation by reference therein
of our reports dated February 16, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Boston Scientific Corporation incorporated by reference
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998 and the
related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.



                                                    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
April 2, 1999