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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" and to
the use of our reports dated February 18, 1999, except for the fifth paragraph
of Note 1, as to which the date is April 14, 2000, in Amendment 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-2 No. 333-44450) and related Prospectus of
Radiance Medical Systems, Inc.



                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Orange County, California

September 7, 2000



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