The 2005 KATS symposium was held on February 19 at the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart Lung Conference Center in Louisville. Once again it was very well attended. Our thanks go out to Joe Harris, Trey Morgan and the rest of the Education Committee for their hard work. As always they did an outstanding job. We would also like to thank all of the speakers and the vendors who helped make this year symposium a success. And last but not least we would like to thank the Jewish Hospital Health System for their hospitality in hosting our symposium. Without their generosity we could not have this first class educational session.