SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STRAUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 767 THIRD AVE 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sunshine Heart, Inc. [ SSH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	443,704.4	I	See footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Warrants	02/13/2012	11/13/2014	Common Stock	209,352.22	0.032	I	See footnote(1)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STRAUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 767 THIRD AVE 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STRAUS MELVILLE (Last) (First) (Middle) 767 THIRD AVENUE 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are held in the accounts of several investment funds (collectively, the "Investment Vehicles") for which Straus Asset Management LLC ("SAM") serves as investment manager. Melville Straus is managing member of SAM. SAM and Mr. Straus may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles by virtue of SAM's position as investment manager of the Investment Vehicles and Mr. Straus's status as managing member of SAM. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16"), or for any other purpose. The Reporting Persons affirmatively disclaim being a "group" for purposes of Section 16.

	Straus Asset Management, LLC By: /s/ Melville Straus	02/16/2012
	/s/ Melville Straus	02/16/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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