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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-36798) of our report dated
February 14, 2000, relating to the financial statements which appear in
Cambridge Heart's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 16, 2000
