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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Boston Scientific Corporation of our report dated February 1, 2001, included
in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of Boston Scientific Corporation.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Boston Scientific
Corporation 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
audits. 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 the Registration Statements
(Forms S-8 Nos. 33-57242, 33-89772, 33-93790, 33-99766, 33-80265, 333-02256,
333-25033, 333-25037, and 333-36636) and in the Registration Statements (Forms
S-3 Nos. 333-37255, 333-64887, and 333-64991) of our report dated February 1,
2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated herein
by reference, and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to
the financial statement schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of
Boston Scientific Corporation.




                                                   ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
March 27, 2001