EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of ATS Medical, Inc.
for the registration of 19,000,000 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated March 6, 2006, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of ATS Medical,
Inc., ATS Medical, Inc. management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of ATS Medical, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                            /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 14, 2006