Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Michael D. Dale, Chief Executive Officer of ATS Medical, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	March 6, 2009
	/s/ Michael D. Dale
Name:	Michael D. Dale
Title:	Chief Executive Officer