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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Radiance Medical
Systems, Inc. for the registration of 142,857 shares of its common stock and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 18, 1999,
except for the fifth paragraph of Note 1, as to which the date is April 14,
2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Radiance Medical Systems, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Orange County, California
December 19, 2000
