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                                                                   Exhibit 23(b)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Cardiac Science, Inc. of our report dated March 24,
2000, except for Notes K and L as to which the date is June 5, 2000, which
contains an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company's ability to continue as
a going concern, relating to the financial statements of Cadent Medical
Corporation, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Cardiac
Science, Inc. dated August 10, 2000.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2000

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