EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

          We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Novoste Corporation 2001 Stock Plan, as
amended of our report dated January 29, 2001 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Novoste Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                       /s/  Ernst & Young LLP

November 29, 2001
Atlanta, Georgia


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