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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the CV Therapeutics, Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Incentive Plan of
our report dated March 2, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of CV Therapeutics, 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
Palo Alto, California
October 30, 2000
