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Arch Surg. 1995;130(11):1216.

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The superior vena cava ends in the right atrium at the 3rd costal cartilage. The inferior vena cava pierces the diaphragm at the level of the xiphisternal joint, and after a course of half an inch enters the right atrium, at the level of the 6th costal cartilage.

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